May 2015
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The magazine of the parishes of St Mary le Wigford, St Peter at Gowts and St Botolph, Lincoln.
Priest in charge:
Revd Jeremy Cullimore. St Peter at Gowt’s Vicarage, Sibthorp St, Lincoln.
tel 01522 542908
email; [email protected].
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TIMES OF REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP
Every Sunday:
1st & 3rd Sundays
9.30am
Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s
11.00am
Sung Eucharist
St Botolph’s
7.30pm
Eucharist
St Mary’s
8am
Holy Communion
St Peter’s
MIDWEEK SERVICES
Tuesday 9am St Mary’s
Wednesday 11am St Mary’s
Thursday
9.30am
St Peter’s
CALENDAR May
2nd
Saturday
10am
Coffee Morning
St Peter’s church hall
3rd
6th
7th
Wednesday
Thursday
9.30am
2pm
week 1
Coffee morning
Women’s Fellowship
St Botolph’s church
St Peter’s church hall
10th
11th Monday
13th Wednesday
7pm
9.30am
week 2
Ladies Evening Group
Coffee Morning
St Peter’s church hall
St Botolph’s Church
17th
18th Monday
7.30pm
19th Wednesday
9.30am
week 3
Lincoln Concert Orchestra in St. Peter’s Church.
ALL WELCOME. Only £5.00.
Followed by refreshments in the church hall.
Coffee Morning
St Botolph’s Church
9.30am
7-30 pm
week 4
Pentecost
Coffee Morning
St. Peter’s PCC
24th
27th Wednesday
28th Thursday
31st
JUNE
3rd Wednesday
4th Thursday
6th Saturday
7th
10th Wednesday
14th Sunday
St Botolph’s Church
St Peter’s church hall
week 5
Trinity Sunday
9.30am
2pm
10am
Coffee Morning
Women’s Fellowship
Coffee morning
Hosting the ward councillors surgery
St Botolph’s Church
St Peter’s church hall
St Peter’s church hall
week 1
ADVANCE NOTICES for June
No coffee morning at St Botolph’s
All Below Hill Federation churches will celebrate St Botolph
at St Botolph’s, 10.30 am.
This will be the only service in the Federation that day.
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hear every Christmas but pay little attention to,
“But Mary treasured all these things and pondered
them in her heart.” Who is most invested in the
life of a single man? Who has considered it from
the most angles and with the most conviction,
compassion and consistency? His mother. Want
someone to do a bible study with, how about
Mary?
(5.) No, I will resist writing about Mary Mother of
the Church … have a look at John19:26&27(hint,
the disciple(s) stand for the church).
May is the Month of Mary. Apparently. In many
places up and down the country you will find grand
processions with statues of the Mother of Our Lord
Jesus: Brass Bands, Maidens in white, hordes of
priests and seminarians, smoke, light, singing …
JOY!
Huh! Isn't Jesus the one we're supposed to be excited about? yes Yes YES !!! And that is why we are
full of joy when we remember His mother, Mary.
But I can't just leave that hanging … it will need
some explanation. Here are a few reasons I gradually moved from being more than skeptic about all
things Mary, to where I am today - writing in the
parish magazine to recommend Marian devotion
AS AN AID TO LOVING JESUS MORE …
I’ve encouraged you to try out Marian Devotions
‘cus they work! I’d better get practical. Here are
two suggestions for the month of May.
Pick a bible story, maybe your favorite, maybe
one you find difficult. Read it through.
Settle yourself. Quietly and carefully say
ten Hail Marys while you hold the story in
your mind, perhaps pause after five for a
short time. Repeat (now or later), there’s a
bit of a knack to saying the words while
considering the story.
2. Go to a Mass of the cell of Our Lady of Walsingham.
(1.) … and that is the key. A few years back the
motto of the Walsingham pilgrimage was, "To Jesus, through Mary". You can go to London from
Lincoln on foot but there are trains available!
(2.) Here's a connected reason: On one occasion
the disciples came to see Jesus and complained
about other people offering casting out demons in
His name. Jesus was not impressed… with the disciples. "whoever is not against us is for us." The
proof of the pudding is in the eating, my experience and that of many many others is that Marian
devotion draws you closer to Christ . Whatever is
not against Him is for Him, we might say.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with you,
blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb – JESUS!
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our
death. Amen.
(3.) On a similar note, it is the churches unwavering
testimony to the divinity (the God-ness) of Christ
that caused her to call Mary the Mother of God. In
the early church the battle over the identity of Jesus and the title of His mother were intertwined.
Those on the side of right, on the side of the apostles, saw that those trying to undermine this title
were doing so because of a defective grasp on the
god-ness of Jesus. THE TITLE, MARY MOTHER OF
GOD IS A GUARANTEE AND A DEFENCE AGAINST
THOSE WHO DENY JESUS HIS RIGHTFUL WORSHIP.
May God bless you , may you encounter the Lord
Jesus this May whether or not you seek Mary’s
help.
Fr Phillip.
Christian Aid has made an initial £25,000 available
to partner organisations providing emergency supplies in the aftermath of Cyclone Pam which recently hit the Pacific island chain of Vanuatu,
which killed at least eight people, injuring many
more, and reduced many houses to matchwood.
Christian Aid says the ferocity of Cyclone Pam
must be seen as a stark warning of the kind of disasters that will become more commonplace if the
global community fails to take significant
measures to combat climate change.
(4.) I’m warming to my subject now but I’ll finish
with just one more reason: Mary is really good at
bible study. Ever wondered what the Rosary is all
about? it’s a ritual bible study. 5 groups of ten
beads (5 decades) so that 5 bible stories can be
meditated on – while you say the Hail Mary’s associated with each bead. The effect? Looking at the
Bible with Mary. Do you remember that verse we
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And now we have earthquake in Nepal. Please remember these two countries in your prayers
This month’s episcopal letter is from the Bishop
of Grimsby
Stainer’s Crucifixion
Again, this Good Friday evening regular event was
very popular and it was good to see the Chancel
area ‘crammed’ with singers from different choirs,
including our own, and the body of the church so
full.
Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy
it. The success of the evening was mainly due to
the professional people we had leading and hearty
thanks are due to them for the time and effort
they put in – Nick Perry (conductor), Simon Clarke
(organist), Neil Wilkinson (bass soloist) and Kevin
McLean-Mair (tenor soloist). All are to be congratulated as the whole programme went without
a hitch. It is just a pity that so very few choir people attend the rehearsal, where some very hard
work takes place! Afterwards we enjoyed hot
cross buns and tea/coffee in the church hall.
I am sure we shall repeat this next year!
Mary Rose
Every now and again, for those of us who use
‘Facebook’, in addition to finding out what our
‘friends’ are getting up to, an article gets ‘posted’
that stops and makes you think. Such was the following ‘A well-known atheist visited three churches in one day …. this is what he made of it’ was
the ‘post’. I opened and read on, and was pleasantly surprised.
The ‘atheist’ in question was a man called Sanderson Jones, a former stand-up comedian who leads
the ‘Sunday Assembly’, sometimes known as the
‘atheist church’, whose motto is ‘live better, help
often, wonder more’ – not a million miles away it
would seem to me from what we mean with our
own ‘confident discipleship, joyful service, faithful
worship’.
In all three churches, he was impressed by the
welcome he received, something he said churches
should rejoice in doing well.
In the first of three, in addition to the sheer physicality and experience of communion, ‘the idea
that the divine is in your mouth’ – his words, it
was the attitude of inclusion, of being drawn in, of
‘finding those moments of making sure that people feel included’ that spoke most of all.
In the second it was the attention to detail in the
worship, the use of modern creative arts, of the
clear giving of the best that they had, that spoke
of the worth that Church clearly gave to the one
that it worshipped.
In the third it was the openness to a ‘mystical’
experience, an expectation of encounter with a
God who was there, the experience of being
prayed for intimately by name, the space provided
for ’the reflective side of life’ something he believes to be undervalued by our world at this time.
A positive experience from the churches he visited, from a man with no faith, but wanting purpose and meaning for life. It begs the question,
what would he find, if he visited us?
And on the same topic
For well over 20 years now, on a Good Friday
evening at St Peter-at-Gowts Church, a performance of John Stainer's 'Crucifixion' has been
held. This year was no exception, and this event
was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated by both
the choir and congregation (about 100 persons in
all). All members of St Peter's Choir were present,
and they were augmented by an additional and
impromptu choir of about 3 dozen others. This
musical tradition started well over 30 years ago at which time it was regularly being held in the
Mint Street Baptist Church. The organist here for
many years was Ralph Denman (one of St Peter's
organists). When the Baptist Church organiser decided to 'retire' from arranging further performances at the Baptist Church venue, the Revd David Baker decided to offer St Peter's as an alternative venue - the rest, as they say, is history!
Jack Aldous
General observations on life:
If I had known how wonderful it would be to have
grandchildren, I'd have had them first. -L Wyse
The Rt Revd Dr David Court
Bishop of Grimsby
When you talk, you only repeat what you already
know, but if you listen you may learn something. Amish school proverb
Political systems
What is the difference between Capitalism and Socialism?
Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Socialism
is the exact opposite.
(sorry—there just had to be one this month! Ed)
Every path has its puddle.
If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with
the rain.
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75 years ago:-
Sheep Racing!
In St Peter-at-Gowts Church on Sunday 12 April,
and in the afternoon, the Annual Service was held
for the Gild* of Freemen of the City of Lincoln. The
preacher was someone well known to us in the
Below Hill Federation - Revd Andrew Vaughan. The
service was virtually at an end, but Andrew had
been musing on what had been said during the
service, and made an impromptu suggestion to the
Mayor (who was present at this service) - his idea
was that he should institute a tradition of a 'sheep
race' along Lincoln High Street (it appears that one
of the 'perks' of being a Freeman of the City is the
right to herd sheep through the city). Whilst the
Mayor was not over-enthusiastic about the idea,
just bear in mind, when, at an unspecified time in
the future sheep racing is introduced, you heard
about it here first in the Conduit!
* Note: the spelling 'Gild' IS correct!
Jack Aldous
on 10th May 1940 that Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain resigned; he was succeeded by Winston Churchill. On 13th May Winston Churchill
gave his first speech to the House of Commons,
saying ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears
and sweat.’
on 14th May 1940 that the Home Guard was established in the UK – and nicknamed Dad’s Army
because it was mostly comprised of older volunteers, ineligible for military service.
on 20th May 1940 that the first prisoners arrived
at Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
on 27th May 1940 that the Dunkirk Evacuation
took place when the Allied forces launched a massive evacuation of troops from Dunkirk across the
English Channel to England. Nearly 340,000 soldiers were rescued in a hastily assembled fleet of
800 boats.
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Ascension Day
Surely the most tender, moving ‘farewell’ in
history took place on Ascension Day. Luke records
the story with great poignancy: “When Jesus had
led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted
up his hands - and blessed them.”
As Christmas began the story of Jesus’ life
on earth, so Ascension Day completes it, with his
return to his Father in heaven. Jesus’ last act on
earth was to bless his disciples. He and they had a
bond as close as could be: they had just lived
through three tumultuous years of public ministry
and miracles – persecution and death – and resurrection! Just as we part from our nearest and
dearest by still looking at them with love and
memories in our eyes, so exactly did Jesus: “While
He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven.” (Luke 24:50-1) He was not
forsaking them, but merely going on ahead to a
kingdom which would also be theirs one day: “I
am ascending to my Father and to your Father, to
my God and your God...” (John 20:17)
The disciples were surely the most favoured folk in history. Imagine being one of the
last few people on earth to be face to face with
Jesus, and have Him look on you with love. No
wonder then that Luke goes on: “they worshipped Him - and returned to Jerusalem with
great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.” (Luke 24:52,53)
No wonder they praised God! They knew
they would see Jesus again one day! “I am going
to prepare a place for you... I will come back and
take you to be with me that you also may be
where I am.” (John 14:2,3) In the meantime, Jesus
had work for them to do: to take the Gospel to
every nation on earth.
‘The Ark’
The biblical story of Noah and the Ark has
been told and retold down the ages, in medieval
mystery plays, in children’s books and even in
opera. Now network television has had its turn,
writes David Winter.
‘The Ark’, a full-length made for television
film starring David Threlfall, was shown on BBC 1
over the Easter break, and will soon be available
on DVD.
It is a moving examination of the human and
emotional issues which the story raises. The most
visual elements of it are not prominent. The animals - two by two - are mentioned but not seen.
The monstrous flood - storm, deluge and fastrising tide - are there, but more as a dramatic
background to the story than as its cause.
Instead, the writer, Tony Jordan, skillfully
dissects the impact on a loving, united family
(husband, wife, three sons and their wives) of the
stubborn conviction of a dominant patriarch that
he has received a message from God which he
must at all costs obey. As it involved building a
massive boat in the middle of the desert seventy
miles from the sea, and in the process completely
disrupting the rhythm and security of their agrarian life-style, it tested the family’s love and loyalty
to breaking point.
The film raises all manner of issues. How do
we respond to people who are absolutely convinced that what they are doing is in response to a
divine command, however bizarre it may seem to
everyone else? What are the limits of family loyalty? Does science explain natural events like the
flood, or can they also have a meaning beyond
human reason? A starry cast and a brilliant script
bring these issues vividly to life, most notably in
the struggle of Noah’s wife to understand her husband’s obsession.
It all ends with a rainbow, of course - beauty
and promises about the future. But at what a
price! I can see this film enlightening and stimulating many a home discussion group.
There will be a Mass to celebrate Ascension Day at Bishop King School on
Friday, 15 May 2015. Time not known
at the moment – so keep a watch out
for notices!
Did you watch it? What did you think?
At St Botolph’s Vestry Meeting and AGM held in
Church on Sunday, 19 April, the two Churchwardens, Anne Jablonski and David Boyd, were reelected. The PCC will remain with the same members, no-one seeking election and no-one retiring.
How old is your umbrella?
300 years ago:- on 4th May 1715 that French merchant Jean Montagu introduced the first practical
folding umbrella (it could fit in a pocket).
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and Caroline toured Australia at their own expense,
collecting more than 600 statements from emigrants
that detailed the truth about the problems of emigration.
Back in England, the statements caught the
attention and respect of Charles Dickens, the House of
Lords Select Committees, Lord Shaftesbury, Sir Sydney
Herbert, Wyndham Harding FRS and even Pope Pius IX.
Caroline and Archibald went on to help more than 3000
people safely emigrate to Australia, before moving back
there themselves, where they both died in 1877. In his
novel Bleak House, Charles Dickens is said to have partly based the character of Mrs Jellyby on Caroline
Chisholm.
Caroline Chisholm helping the emigrants to Australia
Caroline was born in Northamptonshire in May,
1808. Her father William was a pig dealer, and already
had 15 children, by four wives. When Caroline was
about five, her father brought a poor maimed soldier
into the family home, and urged his children to look
after the wretched man well, as he had fought for their
freedom. This disinterested compassion for poor struggling ‘outsiders’ would become the lodestar of Caroline’s life.
When Caroline was 22 in 1830 she married Captain Archibald Chisholm, of the East India Company
Army. Out in Madras, Caroline grew alarmed for the
young girls growing up in the barracks. She founded
the Female School of Industry for the Daughters of
European Soldiers, to provide a practical education.
After having two sons, and working on the Indian subcontinent for a number of years, Captain
Chisholm was granted a two-year furlough in 1838 on
grounds of ill health. The family moved to the sunshine
of Australia, near Sydney. Here Caroline was appalled
at the conditions that faced emigrants, especially female, arriving in the colony. Many ended up working
the streets, just to survive. Caroline stayed for seven
years in Australia, placing more than 11,000 people in
homes and jobs, and in all, her Female Immigrant
Home helped more than 40,000 people. Highly respected by the government, she gave evidence before
Legislative Council Committees, but accepted money
from no one. When Archibald left the army in 1845 he
Two sides to every story.
A little girl asked her mother, 'How did the human
race appear?' The mother answered, 'God made
Adam and Eve and they had children and so was
all
mankind
made.'
Two days later the girl asked her father the same
question. The father answered, 'Many years ago
there were apes from which the human race
evolved.'
The confused girl returned to her mother and said,
Mum how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they
developed from apes?' The mother answered,
'Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my
side of the family and your father told you about
his.
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parts, for example font, pulpit and altar.
Whilst there, the children noticed an empty
notice board with our school name on it. The
Year 2 children then enjoyed generating
work to fill the board. We hope you like their
work!
Easter Celebrations
Christian Values GrantAfter being awarded
£1000 from the diocese, we are looking forward to developing our Christian Values further this term. We are working with an artist
to create some stunning large canvases representing our values. We look forward to showing you this artwork next month!
This month at St. Peter at Gowts we have
enjoyed celebrating Easter in a wide variety
of ways. Over 70 parents attended our
Easter Craft morning on the last Friday of
term. The children and adults enjoyed different craft challenges - sewing
birds, eggs, making baskets, cooking, weaving and
decorating
eggs.
All involved enjoyed the challenges, but most of all
they liked the homemade cakes!
Remember your elders
Elders come into blossom this month, and while
these beautiful white flowers are fresh, don’t miss
your opportunity to make elderflower presse – it is a
simple yet delicious drink.
You will need: 6 – 8 large heads of elderflower;
4.5 litres of water, 600g sugar; two lemons, sliced, and
two tbsp white wine vinegar.
The method is easy: pick the flowers on a sunny
day, when they are dry and fully open. (Just keep an
eye out for any bugs!) Boil the water, and then dissolve the sugar in it. Leave it to cool, and then transfer
it to a sterilised bowl. Add the elderflowers and lemons, cover and leave for 48 hours. Then strain the liquid into screw-cap lemonade bottles, and leave it to
stand for a week. By then it should be nice and fizzy.
Serve it well chilled. Enjoy!
During the week the children also enjoyed a
wonderful Easter service at St. Peter at
Gowt’s church. This was attended by the
pupils in Key Stage 2 from both Bishop
King School and our school. The service was
led by Father Philip, joined with representatives from both Alive Church and St Swithins. The children thoroughly enjoyed joining with other churches and Bishop King,
taking part in gospel readings, prayers
and singing their favourite Easter songs.
Key Stage 1 children enjoyed a special
Easter service too with Father Philip. The
younger children demonstrated an excellent understanding of the Easter story.
This recipe was the bane of our lives in the homebrew
shops. Every year we had to sort out the problems.
1, Not all elderflowers are suitable (there are over 100
varieties). If when you rub it between your hands it
smells catty—don’t use it! Your cordial will have the
same off flavour.
2. Plastic lemonade bottles are not really strong
enough unless you will be drinking it quickly. Use glass
beer bottles with crown or screw caps which will withstand the pressure.
3. Remember that there can be quite a lot of alcohol in
this brew so drink carefully.
4 Alternatively follow the above recipe, but instead of
leaving it to ferment, boil rapidly to reduce the
amount, treat with potassium sorbate and Camden
tablet and use as a cordial, diluting with lemonade to
get the same taste without the alcohol.
Sue F
(All necessary additives, crown caps etc can be bought
from Linbrew, opposite St Peter’s church.)
RE in Action
Children in Years 1 and 2 have developed
their understanding of St. Peter at Gowts
as a place of worship. They researched the
different parts of a church and enjoyed exploring the building, noting the different
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P - QUIZ
All the answers in this Bible quiz begin with the
letter P - can you find them all?
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Paul wrote to the people of this town.
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The Roman Governor who washed his
hands.
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Where the last book in the Bible was
written.
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Short stories Jesus told.
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Goliath was one.

What Amos and Hosea were.

To begin with he was called Saul.

The Egyptian ruler who argued with Moses.
PENTECOST 24th May
Do you know what happened on the first Pentecost? On that day what really amazed all the people was that everyone there heard the message of
the Good News in their own language. You can
read about this in Acts, chapter 2.
How many languages can you speak? We all speak
English but most of us know at least a few words
in more than one language. I bet you know some
French, even if it is only ‘bonjour’ or ‘merci’, perhaps you know some Urdu, Spanish or Polish too.
There are so many languages in the world we
couldn’t hope to learn more than a few of them –
but Jesus knows our language… He can speak everyone else’s language too. His gospel can be translated into every possible dialect and tongue because, whatever words are used, that gospel is the
same. It is for all people, everywhere. Jesus speaks
to everyone in His own language.
Where would you look for a lost vicar?
The Bureau of Missing Parsons.
What is wet, round, and taste of peppermint?
Water Polo.
What did the policeman say to the naughty
frog?
Hop it.
ANSWERS: 1.Philippi 2.Pontius Pilate 3.Patmos 4.parables
5.Philistine 6.prophets 7.Paul 8. Pharaoh
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Easy SODUKO
Across
1 ‘Therefore let us — passing judgment on one
another’ (Romans 14:13) (4)
3 ‘I— — these persons here present’ (Marriage
service) (4,4)
9 According to a prearranged timetable
(Numbers 28:3) (7)
10 Group of eight (5)
11 The cell into which the Philippian jailer put
Paul and Silas (Acts 16:24) (5)
12 — Taylor, pioneer missionary to China (6)
14 Otherwise known as the Eucharist, Breaking of
Bread, the Lord’s Table (4,9)
17 ‘So that after I have preached to others, I —
will not be disqualified for the prize’ (1 Corinthians 9:27) (6)
19 Attend to (3,2)
22 Approximately (Acts 4:4) (5)
23 Tea rite (anag.) (7)
24 Rule of sovereign (8)
25 Test (anag.) (4)
intermediate SODUKO
Down
1 The name of the street where Judas lived in Damascus and where Saul of Tarsus stayed (Acts
9:11) (8)
2 ‘The playing of the merry — , sweet singing in
the choir’ (5)
4 ‘We have been saying that — — was credited to
him as righteous’ (Romans 4:9) (8,5)
5 Dr Martyn — Jones, famous for his ministry at
Westminster Chapel (5)
6 Port at which Paul landed on his way to Rome
(Acts 28:13) (7)
7 Observe (Ruth 3:4) (4)
8 Minister of religion (6)
13 ‘I am — of this man’s blood. It is your responsibility’ (Matthew 27:24) (8)
15 ‘Greater love has no one than this, that he —
— his life for his friends’ (John 15:13) (3,4)
16 Archbishop who calculated that the world began in 4004BC (6)
18 ‘No one can — the kingdom of God unless he is
born of water and the Spirit’ (John 3:5) (5)
20 Establish by law (5)
21 Product of Gilead noted for its healing properties (Jeremiah 46:11) (4)
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TWO IN ONE
Two concerts in one week!
Mark of the Lion
I think I have written before about the books of
Francine Rivers. This time it is a trilogy, all three of
which I have had difficulty putting down.
The story begins in two countries at the same
time. In Gerrmania, Atretes leads his tribe into
battle against the Roman invaders, and suffers a
humiliating defeat which leaves the tribe all but
wiped out and Atretes taken as a prisoner to
Rome. About the same time, after the fall of Jerusalem, Hassadah, the daughter of a Christian family evades slaughter but is taken to Ephesus to be
sold as a slave.
Atretes is trained as a gladiator and is sent to the
arena in Ephesus, where he becomes famous,
surviving many bouts and is idolised by many of
the ladies of the city. One of these is Julia, the
daughter of a wealthy merchant who has bought
Hassadah as his daughter’s personal slave. Julia
rebels against her upbringing, and has several disasterous relationships, including one with Atretes.
Hassadah retains her Christian faith throughout,
and after an altercation with her mistress, she is
informed on and is sent to face the lions.
Then in the second book we discover that Hassadah has not died, but has been saved by a trainee
doctor who heals the damage done by the lions
which leave her maimed and disfigured. She becomes the doctor’s assistant, a role which leads
her back to the family, which by now is broken in
health and spirit. She is determined to remain
with them despite the risks, and is able to lead
some of them to her faith.
The third book returns us to Atretes, now given
his freedom because of his great feats in the arena. He discovers that he had a son by Julia, who
had abandoned the child, giving Haddasah instructions to leave it to die. The slave girl had disobeyed and taken the baby to the Christian community where he is given to another woman to be
fostered. Atretes finds the child and takes it in,
with the foster mother but it is used as a bargaining tool to get him back into the arena. The new
family flee the city with a group of Christians, including a Roman legionary , whom Atretes immediately hates.
Will they be able to get back to Germania? Will
the Christian message break through Atretes’s
hatred? Read these gripping stories for yourself
to find out.
Sue Frecklington
LINCOLN CONCERT ORCHESTRA
The Lincoln Concert Orchestra will give a Concert
at St. Peter-at-Gowts Church, on Monday, May
18th, at 7-30 p.m. and the proceeds will go to the
Church.
The price is only £5-00 and the concert will be
followed by refreshments in the church hall. We
hope you will all come and support this as it will
be to our benefit.
The Orchestra has given concerts at our church
twice previously and perform a very varied programme.
DO SUPPORT THIS IF YOU CAN.
Mary Rose.
FOSS DYKE BAND
In concert with Gary Curtin ( principal Euphonium.
Black Dyke Band). Saturday May 23rd , 7.30pm at
the Al!ve Conference centre, Newland. Adults
£10. Rodger Foyster from St Botolph’s church is a
member of the local band.
Heritage Lottery Fund supports yew tree campaign in celebration of Magna Carta
The Heritage Lottery Fund is supporting an
ancient and veteran yew tree campaign being
launched in early May this year. Ancient yews are
estimated to be at least 1000 years old and veteran yews are between 500 and 1000 years. The
campaign will be managed by The Conservation
Foundation in association with the Church of England - 217 of the country’s 272 ancient yews are
in churchyards.
The campaign will include the distribution
of young yews to communities and churches to
celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
The young yews have been propagated from veteran and ancient yews that were growing at the
time of Magna Carta. It is thought the ancient
yew at Ankerwycke, near Runnymede was where
King John, his Barons and the Bishops gathered to
witness Magna Carta.
There are no yews listed in Lincoln. Perhaps we
could put this right?
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litany or rogation is said, imploring God to send seasonable wealth, keep the corn and roots and boughs in
good health, and bring them to an ample harvest. At
one point beer and cheese would be waiting.
In the days when maps were neither common
nor accurate, there was much to be said for ‘beating the
bounds’ - still very common as late as the reign of
Queen Victoria. Certainly parish boundaries rarely came
into dispute, for everyone knew them. (Do you know
yours today?)
Rogation Sunday
Rogation means an asking of God - for blessing
on the seed and land for the year ahead. It is appropriate in any emergency, war, plague, drought or foul
weather.
The practice began with the Romans, who invoked the help of the gods Terminus and Ambarvalia. In
those days a crowd moved in procession around the
cornfields, singing and dancing, sacrificing animals, and
driving away Winter with sticks. They wanted to rid the
cornfields of evil.
About 465 the Western world was suffering from
earthquake, storm and epidemic. So Mamertius, Bishop
of Vienne, aware of the popular pagan custom, ordered
that prayers should be said in the ruined or neglected
fields on the days leading up to Ascension. With his decision, ‘beating the bounds’ became a Christian ceremonial.
Rogation-tide arrived in England early in the
eighth century, and became a fixed and perennial asking for help of the Christian God. On Rogation-tide, a
little party would set out to trace the boundaries of the
parish. At the head marched the bishop or the priest,
with a minor official bearing a Cross, and after them the
people of the parish, with schoolboys and their master
trailing along. Most of them held slender wands of willow.
At certain points along the route - at well-known
landmarks like a bridge or stile or ancient tree, the
Cross halted, the party gathered about the priest, and a
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With Trinity Sunday in mind….
The Guarding of the God of Life
The God of life with guarding hold you,
The loving Christ with guarding fold you,
The Holy Spirit, guarding, mould you,
Each night of life to aid, enfold you,
Each day and night of life uphold you.
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Women’s Fellowship
Ladies Evening
On Thursday, April 2nd, Mr. Peter Welbourne of
Welbourne Bakeries, Navenby, came to talk to us,
and he certainly could talk! He told us that the
family were traditional bakers, originally making
everything by hand. His first memories of being
in a bakery was the oven, as everything went into
it – clothes to air, really fat bacon to get it crisp
and many other things. It certainly was not used
just for baking. His mother was in service before
her marriage and was a fabulous cook and their
family always lived well. The bakery started in
1896. He had stayed in the one place all his life
and wanted to remain there. After taking over
the Bakery, he did not have a holiday until he was
60, being so busy, but now he and his wife enjoy
holidays. They worked totally different hours
from anyone else, starting work in the early
hours. He recounted that his father would take
20 stones of flour and make bread by hand. he
was said to have arms like Popeye! Peter went
on to tell us about the actual making of bread and
the processes of leaving the dough to rise
etc. When he was young he thought he would
never be able to do it. During the war the government made them take 1 ounce off a pound
loaf and 2 ounces off a two pound loaf, but they
were sworn to secrecy about that! This meant
there was a greater possibility of providing
enough bread to go round for everyone.
Bread had to be moulded into shapes and sizes. The flour came in hessian sacks. Progress
eventually took over and electric ovens were installed. Various cakes and buns were made as
well as bread, the best seller being cherry
cake. Currant buns were made on Monday and
Tuesday and cream buns on a Thursday.
Peter recounted that in the village there would
always be a man who could do practically anything, plumber, water and electrical work, cobbler
etc. He told us about parents and grandparents
and how they were staunch Methodists and there
was so much they were not allowed to do! It was
such an interesting afternoon and the ‘icing on
the cake’ was that he had brought us 2 large
plates of buttered home-made plum bread to
have with our cup of tea – it was delicious!
Our next meeting will be on Thursday, 7th May,
when the Revd. Julia Hart will be our speaker.
Stella Clarke
Sandie (previously of R.J.s) brought lots of different flowers and greenery and oases so that everyone could ‘have a go’ at flower arranging.
Sandie did a large floral arrangement to demonstrate how she worked with the flowers,
then we were all given a supply of flowers and
greenery (different from what she had used) to
see what we could do. There were ten of us and
we finished up with very different arrangements!
Perhaps now we can have more flower arrangers
on the church rota! There were certainly some
very good efforts.
It was a very interesting evening and much different than sitting listening to a speaker! Everyone
tried very hard and there were some serious concentrating expressions on faces.
Thanks very
much Sandie.
Of course we had our usual cup of tea and biscuit,
not forgetting the raffle.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, 11th May,
at 7 p.m. and this will be the Annual General
Meeting, with reports, election of officers etc.
As this will not take all evening, the plan is to have
fish and chips in the hall afterwards.
Mary Rose
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The Rectory
St. James the Least
My dear Nephew Darren
I have to say that the couple who complained that you never noticed they had been missing
from church for a month had a point. There is a simple way of noticing when someone is absent: everyone
sits in the same pew. Every Sunday. Always.
Little Miss Margison sits in the pew after the third pillar on the right here at St. James the Least. As
she walks up the aisle, you can sense her counting the pillars until she reaches the right one, which then
allows her to sit in front of it. I have speculated that if I ever had that pillar removed, then the following
Sunday, she would have a complete mental collapse.
One Sunday a visiting family arrived early and sat down; three people in an empty church seating
200. Colonel Wainwright and his wife were the first of our regulars to arrive and froze in horror. The Colonel said in a deafening whisper to his wife: “There’s someone sitting in our pew.”
At least they had the grace – no matter how reluctant – for one week, to sit somewhere else. Unlike
the Prentice family of husband, wife and three children, who arrived to discover that a visiting family of
husband, wife and four children were sitting in their pew; six people in a pew that held eight. Or, it normally holds eight. That Sunday, it held thirteen.
We at least have one iconoclast in Miss Pemberton, who makes a point of sitting in a different place
every week. This thoroughly unsettles the rest of the congregation, who fear she may sit in their seats during her nomadic wanderings. I sometimes wonder if she has a chart at home with all the pew spaces
marked on it and she strikes one off each week as she returns home after Mattins.
Occasionally the unexpected can happen. Mrs Cholmondeley arrived one week in good time, settled
herself in her accustomed place, but half-way through the Service suddenly ran out of the building. Ten
minutes later, she was back and in her usual place once again. It was only when the church filled with the
smell of burned bacon that we understood.
That is why replacing pews with chairs in your church was a mistake. Pews can never be moved.
You know where everybody is – or should be!
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
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Years Mind— May
St Peter’s
3
Annie HALL
4
Robert KITCHEN
7
Reuben
HOLLINGSWORTH
7
Eileen JOHNSON
9
Dave COOPER
FROM THE REGISTERS
St Botolph’s
Baptism
We pray for these children at the start of their
Christian lives.
Marriage
Funeral
St Peter’s
Mary HARRIS
Rest eternal grant to her, Oh Lord, and let light
perpetual shine upon her.
Nellie VICKERS
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James COTTON
11
Ronald CLAYTON
12
Doreen CLAYTON
13 Norman MATTHEW
George BONE
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Sylvia BROWN
Dawne CLEMENTS
Edna BOOTH
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17 Philip BALL
Clarice TINDALL
ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH
HALL
39b HIGH STREET, LINCOLN
LN5 8AS
(behind Musson the Tailors)
is available for hire for regular group meetings,
i.e. Slimming Groups, Choir Practice, Art Groups,
Rehearsal Room, Music Groups.
The hall is also suitable for one off functions such
as Children's Parties, Wedding Receptions
The hire rates are very reasonable.
Please call Carol or Neil for details:
18 Ted HARPER
Katy HURLEY
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Ivy
HOLLINGWORTH
May HOWES
22 Esme BELL
Percy GREENWOOD
23 Malcolm BARNES
Robert OWEN
Ted HAYES
Bob PITT
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Agnes BODYCOAT
26 Rose KIRBY
Hilda HENSON
30
Ivan BUCKTHORP
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David Frank COOK
IMPart, St Botolph's Church Hall,
39b High Street, Lincoln, LN5 8AS
Tel: 01522 540200
email: [email protected]
Or check out the website
https://sites.google.com/site/impartlincoln/
for details on activities and forthcoming workshops .
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Lectionary for May
Prayer diary for May
May 3rd
5th Sunday of Easter
1
Philip & James, Apostles
First Reading
Acts 8 v 26-end
2
St Peter’s coffee morning
Second Reading
1 John 4 v 7—end
3
The dawn chorus
Gospel
John 15 v 1-8
4
Saints & Martyrs of the Reformation Era
5
For the deaf
May 10th
6th Sunday of Easter
6
St Botolph’s coffee morning
First reading
Acts 10 v 44—end
7
Women’s Fellowship
Second Reading
1 John 5 v 1—6
8
Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Writer
Gospel
John 15 v 9– 17
9
Police officers and PSCOs
10 Rogation Sunday
May 17th
7th Sunday of Easter
11 Ladies Evening
First Reading
Acts 1 v 15-17, 2 1—end
12 For nurses
Second Reading
1 John 5 v 9-13
13 Smile —for dentists
Gospel
John 17 v 6—19
14 Ascension Day
15 Matthias the Apostle
May 24th
Pentecost
16 Caroline Chisholm—immigrant aid worker
First Reading
Acts 2 v 1-21
17 Dementia sufferers
Second Reading
Romans 8 v 22-27
18 Cameo
Gospel
John 15 v 26-27,16 v 4b– 15
19 Dunstan, Restorer of Monastic Life
20 Alcuin of York
May 31st
Trinity Sunday
21 Helena, protector of the Holy Places
First Reading
Isaiah 6 v 1-8
22 South Park emergency services
Second Reading
Romans 8 v 12-17
23 Lincoln Street Pastors
Gospel
John 3 v 1-17
24 The Day of Pentecost
25 The Venerable Bede, Jarrow
26 Augustine, 1st Archbishop of Canterbury
Five exercises that clergy should avoid – at all costs
27 St Bernadette’s Home
Beating your head against the wall; climbing the walls;
beating your own drum; dragging your heels; jumping
to conclusions; grasping at straws; fishing for compliments; throwing your weight around; passing the
buck; using clichés.
28 World hunger
29 Books and authors.
30 Josephine Butler, Social Reformer
31 Trinity Sunday
DOWN: 1, Straight. 2, Organ. 4, Abraham’s faith. 5, Lloyd. 6, Puteoli. 7,
Note. 8, Cleric. 13, Innocent. 15, Lay down. 16, Ussher. 18, Enter. 20,
Enact. 21, Balm.
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ACROSS: 1, Stop. 3, Call upon. 9, Regular. 10, Octet. 11, Inner. 12, Hudson. 14, Holy Communion. 17, Myself. 19, See to. 22, About. 23, Iterate.
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Clergy
St Botolph.
Priest in charge
Revd Jeremy Cullimore
Assistant Curate
Revd Phillip Gration
Hon. Assistant curate
Revd Julia Hart
Lay ministry , St Peter’s
Lay ministry, St Botolph’s
Lay ministry , St Mary ‘s
01522 542908
Church Wardens
Anne Jablonski
Verger
For Baptisms phone:
David Boyd
Anne Jablonski
01522 790666
01673 862426
St Peter at Gowts C of E primary school
Mary Rose
Rodger Foyster
Anne Jablonski
Jackie Kirk
Head teacher:
Charlotte Hickerton
School office
01522 880071
Email: enquiries@st –peter-gowts.lincs.sch.uk
Bishop King C of E primary school
St Peter at Gowts
Church Wardens
Mary Rose
Margaret Simpson
Verger & Hall caretaker
David Hansell
Hall bookings and baptisms
st-bots.org.uk
Head teacher
Kate Rouse
School office
01522 880094
Email: [email protected]
Magazine editor
01522 528215
Sue Frecklington
01522 874685
[email protected]
St Botolph’s correspondent
Gill Wilson
07901787885
Letters and articles to be sent to the editor by the
17th day of the month preceding the month of
publication .
St Mary le Wigford
Church Wardens
Jackie Kirk
Alex Sofronie
Call in at the
COFFEE MORNINGS
KINGDOM CAFÉ
IN THE PARISHES
St Mary le Wigford Church
Monday—Saturday,10am-4pm
We extend a warm welcome to all to
come and join us for refreshment and
fellowship
For rest and relaxation.
Coffee ,tea, hot chocolate,
Free range eggs and fresh cakes.
St Botolph’s – every
CAMEO
WEDNESDAY – 9.30 am to
11.30 am
(Come And Meet Every One)
for
A social evening of chat, games, art and
crafts.
Occasional outings for meals and
10 pin bowling.
St Peter’s church hall,
Every3rd Monday
7pm—9pm
in church
St. Peter’s-the First Saturday
of the month at 10.00 am
in the church hall
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