HEMINGBY GROUP
MAGAZINE
February – March 2015 Issue 1
Hummingbird Hawkmoth
As the climate warms up we are seeing more of this exotic visitor from Africa Curate’s Curiosities 17th January 2015 What an exciting start to 2015! Hemingby and Asterby have a new Rector, Revd Pam Fraser, Collated and Inducted on 15th January at West Ashby Church. It was a great evening and everyone who had put in the hard work deserve grateful thanks for making it such a friendly and memorable evening for all, I hope especially for Pam. The church looked wonderful and the refreshments were just right for the occasion. The Bishop delivered an interesting address with references to possums and Newcastle. You will have to ask Pam about the significance of that! Well, by the time you read this any New Year resolutions will probably have faded into the background, left forgotten as we often do when life after Christmas festivities catches up with us again. Ash Wednesday falls on the 18th February this year so Lent will be fast upon us. It used to be fashionable to ‘give up’ something for Lent, then fashions changed and it was felt more positive to do it in such a way as to be less of giving up and more adding to… I have begun to wonder about this and perhaps we could all do with the discipline of ‘going without’ something. Last year I encouraged people to add reading a couple of verses of the book of John to their daily reading. There is a great deal to be said for doing that and if continued over the Lent period it becomes a habit more easily. So this year I am going to encourage you all to give up something for Lent and to use the benefits of that for others and also for yourselves. I plan on giving up biscuits for Lent so I am hoping that all around me will not try to encourage me into bad ways! I may also give up doing quite as much and the joy of that is founded in the arrival of the Horncastle Group Rector, Revd Charles Patrick who will be Collated and Inducted on 26th February at St Mary’s Church. I cannot say thank you enough, or express how very much I have appreciated your support and friendship and dedication during the past few very busy months. Our retired Clergy have done a wonderful job too, especially given we have so many vacancies still in our Deanery. I will continue to be Curate in all the parishes until I complete my training in May and so long as I pass the scrutiny required, then I will be pleased to work with both Pam and Charles as an Ordained Local Minister. 2 We move forward this year in our year of Discipleship. Being a disciple of Christ has many facets. It is not just something we ’do’. It is more a case of God finds us, and uses us. We need to feel joyful about that and become people who will confidently tell others about the love of Jesus Christ. We need to faithfully follow in Christ’s footsteps so perhaps the discipline of Lent would be a good reminder for our year and a good place to start. Blessings for Lent. Revd Cilla Smith GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE AT RED HILL April 3rd Procession commences at 10 am Procession starts hers 3 Women’s World Day of Prayer Friday 6th March 2pm Horncastle Methodist Church Speaker Revd Eleanor Smith Theme. Jesus said to them: Do you know what I have done for you? Prepared by Christian women of The Bahamas The Womens World Day of Prayer occurs annually and, this year, The Day of Prayer service for 2015 has been written by the Christian women of The Bahamas. Although written by women, all are invited. Increasingly men and children are participating. Over 36 hours, 170 countries will have taken part. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland over 5,000 services will be held. Further information about the organisation can be found on the following website www.wwdp.org.uk/ Some of the prayers which are being used on 6th March are copied below Praise God for blue skies and turquoise seas, for shimmering sands and lush green vegetation, for multi-‐coloured fish and orange-‐pink flamingos. Praise God for the many different islands that make up The Bahamas; for their colourful traditions and unique customs; for music, art and crafts, dance and drama. Praise God for the friendly, resourceful, island people, for hard-‐working women who provide for their families, for carers of the vulnerable and all who walk Christ’s way of love. Praise God for The Bahamas! 4 Lord Jesus, As you washed your disciples’ feet, bathe us in your refreshing spirit. As you wiped away the dust of the road, wipe away our day’s accumulation of stress and tiredness. As you took the towel to dry sore feet, soothe the sore places in our lives, so that replenished, renewed and restored, we are ready to follow your way of servant love. Amen John 13: 1-17 News from Lincoln Diocese The Reverend (Peter) Charles Patrick has been appointed to the post of Rector of the Benefice of the Horncastle Group. His installation service will take place on Thursday 26th February at 7.30pm in St Mary's Church, Horncastle, with the Bishop of Lincoln and Archdeacon of Lincoln officiating. The Reverend Pamela Fraser was licensed as Rector of the Asterby and Hemingby Groups on 15th January 2015 by the Bishop of Lincoln. 5 Plans grow to put WiFi in every church Extracted from an article by Tim Wyatt in the Church Times 11th January 2015 THE Church of England's Buildings Division has backed a plan to fit all of the C of E's 16,000 churches with WiFi internet access. This follows comments by Lord Lloyd-‐
Webber who said that connecting churches to the internet would make them the centres of their communities once again. "They should go back to traditions, which is that the medieval the nave of the church is always used for local businesses." Lord Lloyd-‐
Webber said he would help fund the plan himself, but also hoped that the Government would contribute as well. Lord Lloyd-‐Webber, who sit as a Conservative peer in the House of Lords, said that he had already begun discussing the scheme with ministers. In a pilot study at St Peter De Beauvoir Church in Hackney, a research team from University College, London, installed a no. of digital experiments inside the 170-‐year-‐old church: a WiFi-‐enabled prayer candle system allows visitors and parishioners to type a prayer for someone and see a virtual candle lit for them on a screen; motion-‐sensor-‐activated font lets people inscribe their worries or sins on to a touchscreen and see them symbolically disintegrate into the waters. Prayers can also be projected on to the floor, and the academics are looking into fitting interactive lighting or even talking pews. The director of the Cathedral and Churches Buildings Division, Janet Gough, said that the Church was ideally placed to build up a national network. "We will be talking with those involved to explore how to build on the existing projects, such as the diocese of Norwich's WiSpire programme, and the provision of free WiFi for all visitors at individual cathedrals such as Chester, Canterbury, Ely, and Liverpool, to expand WiFi coverage countrywide."
6 SOUTHWOLDS GROUP OFFICE
01507 525600
based in St Mary’s Church,
Horncastle.
Weddings, baptisms and funerals can be arranged in the first instance by telephoning The South Wolds Group Administrator, Mrs Laura Willoughby on 01507 525600 between 9.15a.m. and 2.15 p.m. Monday to Friday. At other times, messages will be recorded on voicemail/answer phone and Laura will be happy to get back to you on her return. You can also email Laura on [email protected] Specific matters relating to St Mary’s Church should be directed to the Verger, Carole Marshall on 01507 525600 or email [email protected] Having a Party?
Marquee, glasses, crockery and furniture for hire The church wardens at Fulletby are able to offer for hire the following items: Marquee 12m x 6m; Dance Floor (10m x10m); two water heaters 100 wine glasses, beer glasses (1.0 and 0.5 pint) 100 banqueting chairs 10 banqueting tables to seat 10, 100 place settings inc large and small plates, fruit bowls and cutlery. Reasonable prices to be agreed on an individual basis, phone Denise and John Stones tel. 01507 533320 Magazine Deadline
Contributions for the next issue, in A5 format if possible, given to Sue Craggs, Longacre House, New End, Hemingby LN9 5QQ 01507 578583 or Alison Fairchild 01507 578539 or preferably by Email to [email protected] by March 8th, March 15th if typing needed. Advertising in the Magazine costs £40 per year. The Hemingby Group are grateful for advertising support, but do not accept any responsibility for the conduct or quality of services & goods advertised. Notice of events is included free of charge in Dates for your Diary, please send details to Sue Craggs as above. Adverts for church events are free and should be given to Sue Craggs or church wardens. 7 Notes from the Parish Registers
Our prayers are asked for:
Those who have died
Peggy WILSON of West Ashby,
cremation at Alford 16th December 2014.
Marge WARD of West Ashby,
service of thanksgiving at West Ashby 13th January 2015.
Edith MCLAUGHLIN of West Ashby,
cremation at Alford 21st January 2015.
Frederick NEALE of Fulletby,
service of thanksgiving at Fulletby on 26th January 2015.
(Book of Common Prayer) These traditional services have taken place in West Ashby and Hemingby villages and are now available in all the Hemingby Group of Churches -‐ Phyll Durow would be pleased to hear if you would like it to take place in your church in the future. PRAYERS IN CHURCH Those who prepare prayers each week for the Sunday service are pleased to pray for anyone who needs our prayers for any reason. Just please check that they (or their loved ones) are happy about this. Please give details to your church wardens. 8 SERVICE Date 10.00a.m. Priest Chalice 1st February Baumber Pam Fraser Candlemas Group Communion 8th February Belchford Ministry 2nd before Lent Morning Praise Team 15th February Edlington Pam F raser Next before Lent Group Communion 18th February Hatton TBA Ash Wednesday 22nd February Hatton TBA Lent 1 Group Communion 22nd February Belchford Ministry Lent 1 Evensong Team 1st March Fulletby Pam F raser Lent 2 Group Communion 8th March Hemingby TBA Lent 3 Group Communion 15th March West A shby Pam F raser Lent 4 Morning Praise & Ministry Team 22nd March Gt. S turton TBA Lent 5 Group Communion 29th March Ranby Palm Sunday (To Be Confirmed) 2nd April Donington o n B ain Maundy Thursday 3rd April Red H
ill S ervice Details in Good Friday Magazine 4th April Baumber TBA Saturday Easter Garden 4th April Baumber TBA Saturday Easter Vigil Notes Candlemass Transfigura-‐
tion Sunday 7.00 pm 6.00 pm Mothering Sunday 5th Sunday 7.00 pm 10.00 am 10.00 am 7.00 pm Want a baptism, wedding or need a funeral? These have to be arranged through the Church Office. St. Mary's Parish Office 01507 525600 9 ROTA Date 1st Reading Gospel Reading Prayers 1st February Malachi 3
. 1-‐5 Luke 2. 22-‐40 Judi Smith Candlemas John Scholey Michael Harrison 8th February Proverbs 8
. John 1. 1-‐14 Ministry 2nd before Lent 1, 22-‐31 B. Bateman June Bullock Team 15th February 2 K ings 2 . 1 -‐12 Mark 9. 2-‐9 Pat Bryant Next before Lent Kathie Birks John Marwood 18th February Ashing S ervice With Communion TBA 22nd February Rom 4
. 1 3-‐25 Lent 1 S. Cartwright 22nd February TBA Lent 1 1st March Genesis 9. 8-‐17 Morris Lent 2 Family 8th March Ex 2 0. 1 -‐7 Lent 3 Alan Smith 15th March Ex 2 . 1 -‐10 -‐ Lent 4 Ray Weightman 8th March Ex 2 0. 1 -‐7 Lent 3 Alan Smith 29th March Beginning of Palm Sunday 2nd April Maundy Mt. 15. 21-‐28 Judi S mith J. Merivale TBA Ministry Team Mark 1. 9-‐15 Judi Smith Pauline Fasham Luke 11. 14-‐28 Tricia Paige Dorothy Goldie Luke 2. 33-‐35 Clergy Elliott Family 3rd April Red H
ill S ervice Good Friday 4th April Making Saturday 4th April Easter Saturday Luke 11. 14-‐28 Dorothy Goldie Tricia Paige Holy Week Thursday TBA See p4 for details Easter Vigil Service TBA Garden If you are unable to do your readings or prayers, please try to find a substitute 10 “THANK-‐YOU” from the HG Carols Singers A few words of thanks to our churches and villages from the ‘December Hardy Few’. Once again, the 'December Hardy Few' who visited and sang carols around the villages, also to our churches in the Hemingby Group who donated money from their services, I would like to say THANK-YOU on behalf of the carol singers, for giving so generously to our chosen charity. A total of £800 was raised and will go to the local branch of The Red Cross KB The amazing Painted Lady The Painted Lady is a particularly beautiful butterfly which sometimes appears in great numbers – 2009 being an notable year. The question of whether it hibernates, migrates or simply emerges in huge numbers from chrysalises was answered when 10,000 British observers combined with radars, tracked the butterfly movements across southern England. The reason the answer had eluded scientists for so long was that Painted Lady travels at a high altitude out of view of butterfly observers on the ground. Radar records revealed that Painted Ladies fly at an average altitude of over 500 metres on their southbound trip and can clock up speeds of 30 mph by selecting favourable conditions. The findings also revealed that the species undertakes a phenomenal 9,000 mile round trip from tropical Africa to the Arctic Circle – almost double the length of the famous migrations undertaken by Monarch butterflies in North America. The whole journey is not undertaken by individual butterflies but is a series of steps by up to six successive generations so Painted Ladies returning to Africa in the autumn are several generations removed from their ancestors who left Africa earlier in the year. 11 Belchford news Richard Durrant -‐ a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported this event. It was a great night, the church was full and the show was enjoyed by all who attended. All money made will go to the upkeep of St Peter & St Paul Church Belchford. Christmas Carol Service -‐ Thank you to all who helped make this event successful. Thanks also to the Banovalum Junior Brass Band for attending. The church was well supported and the young children had time to show their musical talents. FORTHCOMING EVENTS The Shannon O'Reilly Trio (Trad Jazz) -‐ Sunday 1st March @ 7.30pm in St Peter & St Paul Church. Tickets £8 / concessions £6 to include Tea or Coffee at interval. Tickets available from Peter 01507 533322 or June 01507 533514. Race Night on Saturday 28th March 7.30pm at Belchford Village Hall -‐ tickets £5 to include food. Races & Horses will be on sale before the night -‐ any one requiring tickets or information to contact Sue Murfin on 01507 533344 Belchford Parent Toddlers Group
warmly invites new members – no special qualifications except you need to bring along at least one baby/toddler! Parents, Grandparents & Carers of children from Birth to School Age are welcome to come along. The sessions run on Friday mornings 9.45am to 11.45am in the Village Hall, term time only. We are very short of numbers at present and may have to close if we reduce any further. We have a large selection of toys & activities to suit all with refreshments for children & adults. Contact Sue Murfin 01507 533344 for more information. 12 EDLINGTON'S SNOWDROP
FESTIVAL With local Crafts Exhibitors in St. Helen's church, will take place on SATURDAY 21st FEBRUARY 10 am - 4 pm Light refreshments will be available in the church. Donations welcome. A short Thanksgiving service commencing at 3.45 pm will be led by Phyll Durow (lay minister) to close the festival. Chaste Snowdrop, venturous harbinger of Spring, And pensive monitor of fleeting years! W. Wordsworth 1819 Migration then and now Surprising as it may seem, migration and national boundaries is a topic quite common in the Bible. As well as upholding and instituting governments, Acts tells us that God, 'made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands' (Acts 17:26). And yet God frequently oversees migration (often undocumented or illegal) from the early "wanderings" of humanity (Gen 11) to the Exodus and in the New Testament, the Magi (Matt 2) and Jesus' young family's flight into Egypt. God's people in Egypt are aliens in a foreign land, subjugated to slavery and legally inferior to Egyptian citizens. In His law, God reminds His people of their time in Egypt as a prompting to care for the foreigner, 'Do not mistreat an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in Egypt.' (Ex 22:21). Furthermore the Israelites were commanded to give some of their produce to passing foreigners, regardless of their guests' situation or status (Lev 19:9-‐10). 13 Dear Friends, 17th January 2015 The arrival of our new Rector from Australia is very welcome and we hope she will settle in quickly and enjoy being among us. Her return to the UK has put us in mind of the phenomenon of migration, both human (see p 20) and other species, which we can easily appreciate from our privileged vantage point in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The whole thing is rather fascinating – how do those swallows, cuckoos and other birds find their way back from The Gambia and Senegal, and what about the extraordinary multi-‐generational passages of butterflies such as The Painted Lady butterfly, which radar technology has shown fly from Africa to Iceland via the UK (page 14). And as the climate warms up, we are seeing the extraordinary looking Hummingbird Hawkmoth in much greater numbers: 3167 were seen in the UK in 2014 and, this year, one has been spotted already just south of Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire. With best wishes Sue and Alison (Editorial Team) Vacancy on Hemingby Group Council We are asking for someone to step into Stefan Urbanowicz’s shoes to act as the Hemingby Group Secretary. He has done a fantastic job in sending out agendas and letters and keeping minutes at the meetings, which take place four times per year. A modest fee is paid per meeting (£20) which usually last one and a half hours 7.30 pm to 9 pm -‐ January, March, July, September. Access to a computer would be needed, but otherwise no special qualifications needed and Stefan can handover files, contact lists and documents thus avoiding the need Before we make a hiring decision , for the wheel to be re-‐invented in we’ll be checking your Facebook this instance. Please lodge your page for bad behaviour. We’re expression of interest with Ray looking for someone who would be Weightman tel. 01507 526251 or fun at our Committee Meetings. Kathie Birks tel. 01526 388685 or any church warden. 14 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2015 1st Feb 10th Feb 11th Feb 12th Feb 20th Feb 21st Feb 26th Feb 1st March 1st March 6th March 8th March 14th March 17th March Walking for Health sets off from Louth Market Place 10.30am – more info from Janet Winter 01507 578676 or [email protected] Deanery Synod meeting 7.15 pm at Coningsby Methodist Church Baumber Village Church Council AGM 7.30pm at The Grange, all welcome and new members are warmly invited to join the committee. Hemingby Village Hall 7.30-‐9.30pm Tom McConville & The Transpennine Sessions in Concert. Tickets via [email protected] or 01507 578695 Wolds Walkers for Health – 10.30am leaving from the Kinema in the Woods Car Park – Woodhall Spa Town Walk. Edlington Snowdrop Festival 10 am – 4 pm Light refreshments available. A short service at 3.45pm will be led by Phyll Durow see page 20. St Mary’s Horncastle 7.30pm Installation of the Reverend (Peter) Charles Patrick as Rector of the Horncastle Group by the Bishop of Lincoln and Archdeacon of Lincoln. Belchford St Peter & St Paul Church. The Shannon O'Reilly Trio (Trad Jazz) @ 7.30pm tickets £8 / concessions £6 to include Tea or Coffee at interval. Tickets available from Peter 01507 533322 or June 01507 533514 Wolds Walkers for Health – 10.30am leaving from the the “50 acre car park” (off Boston Rd) Horncastle Canal Walk Horncastle Methodist Church 2pm Womens World Day of Prayer Speaker Revd Eleanor Smith see also page 5 Hemingby Village Hall Lunch in aid of church funds 1pm for 1.30pm tickets and info from Joy Rodwell tel 01507 578533 Hemingby 7.30pm St Margaret’s Church -‐ you must come and see this lively up and coming Folk/Rock group The Pylons from Lincoln. Their 5 piece band has appeared on BBC programmes inc Introducing and The Beat and at The Albert Hall. More information and tickets £6 (which includes support act) from Joy and Doug Rodwell 01507 578533 Hemingby Village Hall 7.30pm Hemingby Village Church Council AGM 21st March Horncastle Community Centre 9.30-‐11.30am Hemingby Coffee morning in aid of St Margaret’s th
28 March Belchford Village Hall 7.30pm Race Night tickets £5 to include food. Races & Horses will be on sale before the night any one requiring tickets or information to contact Sue Murfin on 01507 533344 Anyone who wishes to place a notice about a village or community event within the
Hemingby Group can do so free of charge, please phone Sue Craggs 01507 5785583 or
email [email protected] 15 WHO’S WHO IN THE GROUP Partnership
Office
01507 525600
Community
Chaplain vacant
Lay
Patricia Paige
01507 588671
Ministers
Phyll Durow
01507 522356
Group
Parish PCC
Chairman - vacant
Secretary - vacant
Ray Weightman (Lay Chair)
01507 526251
Phyll Durow (Group Treasurer) 01507 522356
Organists
Jean Bandeen
01507 533673
Sheila Cartwright
01673 858255
Planned
Giving Secretary Patrick Bryant
01507 578292
Planned Giving Treasurer Tricia Scholey
01507 578240
DCC
Church Wardens, Secretary, & Treasurer:
Baumber
John Scholey
01507 578240
Tricia Scholey(Sec)
01507 578240
Anthony Strawson (T)
01507 578017
Michael Harrison
01507 578712
Belchford
June Bullock (Sec)
01507 533514
Barbara Bateman
01507 534120
Jill Newby (T)
01507 533397
Jean Bandeen
01507 533673
Edlington
Kathie Birks
01526 388685
Phyll Durow (T)
01507 522356
Fulletby
Pauline Fasham
01507 533339
Tony Simmons
01507 343959
Carrie Morris (Sec)
01507 533620
John Stones (T)
01507 533320
Hatton
Sheila Cartwright
01673 858255
Jonathan Merivale
01673 858862
Julia Merivale (T)
01673 858862
Hemingby
Betty Morton
01507 578273
Patrick Bryant
01507 578292
Colin Thornton (Sec)
01507 578040
Dorothy Goldie (T)
01507 578416
Gt.
Sturton
Ian Clark
01507 578653
Andrew Wattam
01507 578258
Angela Clark (Sec)
01507 578653
West Ashby
Jane Wattam (T)
01507 578258
Ray Weightman
Harold Ward
John Elliott (T)
01507 526251
01507 523274
01507 522437
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