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ST ANDREW CALENDAR FOR
THE MONTH OF MARCH
10.00 am – All Age Service
Rom 4 v 13 - end
Mark 8 v 31 - end
4:00 pm – Holy Communion
Gen 12 v 1 - 9
John 8 v 51 - end
10:00 am – Holy Communion
Jer 18 v 18 - 20
Matt 20 v 17 - 28
10:00 am – Holy Communion
Exodus 20 v 1 - 17
John 2 v 13 - 22
11:30 am - Baptism
4:00 pm Evening Prayer
Phil 3 v 4b - 14
Matt 10 v 16 - 22
10:00 am Holy Communion
Deut 49 v 8 - 15
Matt 5 v 17 - 19
10:00 am Holy Communion
Exodus 2 v 1 - 10
Luke 2 v 33 - 35
11:30 am - Baptism
4:00 pm Service of Light
Eph 2 v 1- 10
John 3 v 14 - 21
10:00 am Holy Communion
Isaiah 49 v 8 - 15
John 5 v 17 - 30
10:00 am Holy Communion
Heb 5 v 5 - 10
John 12 v 20 - 33
11:00 am APCM
12:30 pm Baptism
4:00 pm Evening Prayer
Rom 5 v 12 - end
Luke 22 v 1 - 13
10:00 am Holy Communion
Isaiah 7 v 10 - 14
Luke 1 v 26 - 38
10:00 am Holy Communion
Phil 2 v 5 - 11
Mark 11 v 1 - 11
6:00 pm Celtic Eucharist
Isaiah 5 v 1 - 7
Mark 12 v 1 - 12
10:00 am Holy Communion
Acts 3 v 1 - 10
Luke 24 v 13 - 35
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Vicar’s Letter
By Rev Derek Newton
APCM (AGM) Report of the ministerial aspects of
St Andrews 14/15
imes are changing and the way parishes and
deaneries within the diocese operate will change
over the next few years. In all aspects of life
finance becomes a great factor in how we live and what
we do. Durham is one of the poorest dioceses across
the country and for years has been supported by the
Church Commissioners but in the future this support may disappear. Durham
Diocese will then have to become self-financing. Once local assets have been
consumed the only way to ensure that the ministry of the C of E continues is
either to raise funds on a local basis or reduce staff. A Catch 22 situation in
many ways for without ministers there is no outreach and without finance
there will be fewer ministers.
Of course we are part of the future changes at St Andrew‘s and we must
be determined to keep our heads above water. The occasional offices of
weddings, baptisms and funerals bring in much needed income not only to the
parish but also the diocese. The local giving of the congregation is also well
appreciated in both money and time. For this a thank you to you all; including
the churchwardens, the PCC, the vergers and so many more. Yet where are
we going? The parish statistics for this year show our congregation is ageing
and in slight decline. There is a need to inject younger life into the
congregation. This with the wisdom of those who have been so loyal to St
Andrews over the years will generate a new sense of belonging and life.
Therefore together working tirelessly to ensure the presence of St Andrews in
the community is our main priority.
Another year gone and so much success in other ways. To mention the
Christmas Tree Festival. Hard work but so rewarding. So many people
passing through the door of the church and in awe of what lay before them.
The WW1 feature in church also went down very well and there is still so
much going on within the church. With inspiration maybe scope for more
activities with the school and the community.
Our links still continue with our local churches in Fence Houses also with
St Matthews Newbottle and their congregation who have shared the road with
us this year. Tom Ritson has also given us so much pleasure with his organ
playing and singing. Revds. Brian and Canon John Hancock helping out as
well as the Revd. Eddy Wilkinson and the St Matthew‘s Readers; Malcolm
Adamson, Stephen Holmes and Tom Dick being with us and bringing a
variety of talents.
T
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Losing members of the congregation has not been easy for us all.
Losing not just their presence but their love as well but rest assured they are
still with us in spirit. So please continue with your prayers of support which
are needed continually by us all.
A milestone for myself as I reached 65 in February this year: not ready
to retire and maybe just a youngster still? With so much love in the church we
must all go on. Our prayer for this coming year is again that Holy Spirit will
support us through the ups and downs of church life and sustain us in our
Christian lives.
Thanks be to God, his Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Amen
Revd Derek Newton
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International Women's Day March 8, 2015
Theme: Make It Happen
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ll around the world, International Women's Day represents an
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occur to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.
REGISTERS & RECORDS
Flowers & Donations
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March 5th
Brian & The family
Birthday Remembrance
Of Lorna, A Dear Wife & Mother
Bella Passmore
In Memory Of My Husband
Mrs R Robinson
Celia & Family
In Loving Memory Of Tom
Cemfjord Sinking In The Pentland Firth
T
he Mission to Seafarers worked with Brise Hamburg shipping to offer
assistance to the families affected by the catastrophic loss of the
Cenfjord cargo ship in
Pentland Firth, Scotland, which
sank with all eight crew
onboard.
The Revd Tim Tunley,
MtS Chaplain for the Scottish
Ports, has been in touch with
the local community in Wick,
which is 15 miles ashore from
the last known sighting of the
ship. The Mission to Seafarers and Wick Scottish Episcopal Church held a
Service for the seafarer‘s families affected on Sunday 18 January, at the St
John the Evangelist Scottish Episcopal Church, Moray Street, Wick.
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The Beetle Drive continues as normal,
same time, same place, 7.30pm. We
look forward to seeing you for great fun
and friendship.
Laura Wilson
Our next meeting is March
19th, when our guest speaker
will be Anne Craig, MU Vice President Of
Marketing
Audrey Tinkler (M.U. Secretary)
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Wednesday 11th March, 10.50am, broth lunch.
Wednesday 25th, 10.50am, meeting.
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
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Lent Savings Boxes
From Rev Brian Pateman
T
hese are available from Church for use during Lent,
as a means of giving money to support the work of
Us (U.S.P.G) in countries overseas. Us is an
Anglican Society working alongside Anglican Churches
and communities world wide, funding Church run
hospitals, health and agricultural programmes and pastoral work. Please
give whatever you can and return your box to Church for the counting of it‘s
contents on the first Sunday after Easter, 12th April, Thank you.
Linda Chaplow
L
inda haplow, on this your first your first year away from us. Treasured
memories of a precious wife, mother, grandmother and great
grandmother. Our hearts still ache with sadness and many tears flow,
what it meant to lose you, no one will ever know, we will hold you close
within out hearts and there you will remain, to walk us throughout our lives,
until we meet again. Love you always husband Sid, daughters Joanne,
Jillian and families.
Have you ever lost a sister or even felt the pain or even felt those bitter tears
that drop like fallen rain, if you‘ve never had that feeling I hope you never do
for when I lost my sister it broke my heart in two. Love you always Mary and
Tom.
Palm Sunday Prayer
Loving Father,
People didn’t recognise Jesus as your son, on that first Palm
Sunday, even though you had told them what to expect. They
wanted him to be their hero, to do things their way, to meet their
expectations. To be a king of their own creation. Perhaps we still
do.
Help us to look beyond what we think is best, to see that the values of your
Kingdom are very different from the values of this world. Help us to
proclaim you as our King, to commit ourselves to building for your
Kingdom to come - and then to trust you and get on with it. In Jesus name,
Amen.
By Daphne Kitching
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The earth is one (6)
4
‗On a hill far away stood an
old — cross‘ (6)
7
‗I am the — vine and my
Father is the gardener‘ (John
15:1) (4)
8
The Caesar who was
Roman Emperor at the time of
Jesus‘ birth (Luke 2:1) (8)
9
‗Your — should be the
same as that of Christ
Jesus‘ (Philippians 2:5) (8)
13 Jesus said that no one
would put a lighted lamp under
this(Luke 8:16) (3)
16 Involvement (1 Corinthians
10:16) (13)
17 Armed conflict (2 Chronicles
15:19) (3)
19 Where the Gaderene pigs were
feeding (Mark 5:11) (8)
24 What jeering youths called
Elisha on the road to Bethel (2 Kings
2:23) (8)
25 The Venerable — , eighthcentury Jarrow ecclesiastical scholar
(4)
26 8 Across issued a decree that
this should take place (Luke 2:1) (6)
27 Come into prominence
(Deuteronomy 13:13) (6)
6
To put forth (5)
10 Nationality associated with St
Patrick (5)
11 Leader of the descendants of
Kohath (1 Chronicles 15:5) (5)
12 ‗After this, his brother came out,
with his hand grasping —
heel‘ (Genesis 25:26) (5)
13 At Dothan the Lord struck the
Arameans with — at Elisha‘srequest
(2 Kings 6:18) (9)
14 ‗Peter, before the cock crows
today, you will — three times that you
know me‘ (Luke22:34) (4)
15 Spit out (Psalm 59:7) (4)
Down
18 ‗When I — , I am still with
1
Where some of the seed
scattered by the sower fell (Matthew you‘ (Psalm 139:18) (5)
20 Concepts (Acts 17:20) (5)
13:4) (4)
2
Sexually immoral person whom 21 Thyatira‘s dealer in purple cloth
(Acts 16:14) (5)
God will judge (Hebrews 13:4) (9)
22 Does (anag.) (4)
3
Gospel leaflet (5)
23 The second set of seven cows
4
Physical state of the boy
in Pharaoh‘s dream were this
brought to Jesus for healing (Mark
(Genesis 41:19) (4)
9:18)
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Baptism At St Andrew
100 Ways to get our church noticed
some basic ‘Do’s’ – and ‘Don’ts’!
Baby James Oliver Smedley
February 8th 2015
Baby Katelyn Lydia Atkinson
February 15th 2015
I
t might seem odd to include some advice about improving parish
magazines in the pages of this magazine. But it‘s important not to leave
decisions about your publication just to the editor or vicar – the whole
congregation can get behind a magazine and make it a must-read in your
local community.
A Church magazine has great potential and can be seen as a valuable
tool for outreach. If we want to get your church magazine noticed in our local
community, the congregation needs to understand that its primary aim should
be outreach to those who don‘t come to church. It‘s not there to make money,
why do we expect people to pay for information we want them to have
anyway?
One of the purposes of our magazine is to reach those outside the
congregation. We would like our content to be full of information that will be
relevant for our congregation and those who don‘t go to our church. People
are always interested in stories about other people, especially local people
who they might know. So why not include your stories about people‘s faith –
how they became a Christian, why they went abroad to work as a missionary,
how they were dramatically healed, or how God helped them cope? We
publicise what happens at Church, services, events, coffee mornings or
Mothers‘ Union so why not let us know what you are up to? We can also
include photos of those whose stories you are telling. The Vicar‘s letter
always makes for good reading and we are always looking for articles that
explain faith or Church activities. We use a professional printer, Gilpin Press,
for our publication and we would like more local firms to advertise so we can
keep investing money in producing a high quality magazine.
We don‘t want to produce a monthly magazine that is read not only by
those in our congregation and a few who previously had links with our church.
We want everyone in our area to receive our news. Churches that do so
know how effective that is, especially if they have a publication that they are
proud of.
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All in the month of MARCH
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It w
March 17th
s:
500 years ago, on 28th March 1515 that Saint Teresa of Avila was born. This
Spanish Carmelite nun was a writer and mystic who reformed the Carmelite
Order. She was also the first woman to be made a doctor of the Roman
Catholic Church.
200 years ago, on 20th March 1815 that Napoleon returned to Paris as
Emperor of France after escaping from exile. (On 18th June he was defeated
at the Battle of Waterloo.)
150 years ago, on 4th March 1865 that Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as
President of the United States for a second term. (He was assassinated a
month later.)
125 years ago, on 4th March 1890 that the Forth Bridge in Scotland was
officially opened. It was the first major steel structure in Britain.
100 years ago, on 18th March 1915 that the Battle of Gallipoli began when
the Allies launched their main attack on Ottoman forts along the strait.
90 years ago, on 21 March 1925 that Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh was
officially opened.
80 years ago, on 21 March 1935 that Persia was renamed Iran.
Also 70 years ago, on 26th March 1945 that David Lloyd George, British
Prime Minister (1916-22) died.
50 years ago, on 8th March 1965 that 3,500 US Marines landed in South
Vietnam – the first US combat troops to take part in the war.
Also 50 years ago, on 18th March 1965 that Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei
Leonov became the first person to make a space walk.
40 years ago, on 5th March 1975 that The Homebrew Computer Club held its
first meeting in Menlo Park, California. It started the personal computer
revolution. Several notable computer pioneers were members, including the
founders of Apple.
Also 30 years ago, on 15th March 1985 that the first .com internet domain
was registered (symbolics.com).
25 years ago, on 15th March 1990 that Mikhail Gorbachev became the first
(and only) President of the Soviet Union. (He resigned in Dec 1991.)
15 years ago, on 26th March 2000 that Vladimir Putin was elected
President of the Russian Federation.
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St Patrick – beloved apostle to Ireland
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S
t Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. If you‘ve ever been in New York
on St Patrick‘s Day, you‘d think he was the patron saint of New York as
well... the flamboyant parade is full of American/Irish razzmatazz.
It‘s all a far cry from the hard life of this 5th century humble Christian
who became in time both bishop and apostle of Ireland. Patrick was born the
son of a town councillor in the west of England, between the Severn and the
Clyde. But as a young man he was captured by Irish pirates, kidnapped to
Ireland, and reduced to slavery. He was made to tend his master‘s herds.
Desolate and despairing, Patrick turned to prayer. He found God was
there for him, even in such desperate circumstances. He spent much time in
prayer, and his faith grew and deepened, in contrast to his earlier years, when
he ―knew not the true God‖.
Then, after six gruelling, lonely years he was told in a dream he would
soon go to his own country. He either escaped or was freed, made his way to
a port 200 miles away and eventually persuaded some sailors to take him
with them away from Ireland.
After various adventures in other lands, including near-starvation,
Patrick landed on English soil at last, and returned to his family. But he was
much changed. He had enjoyed his life of plenty before; now he wanted to
devote the rest of his life to Christ. Patrick received some form of training for
the priesthood, but not the higher education he really wanted.
But by 435, well educated or not, Patrick was badly needed. Palladius‘
mission to the Irish had failed, and so the Pope sent Patrick back to the land
of his slavery. He set up his see at Armagh, and worked principally in the
north. He urged the Irish to greater spirituality, set
up a school, and made several missionary
journeys.
Patrick‘s writings are the first literature
certainly identified from the British Church. They
reveal sincere simplicity and a deep pastoral care.
He wanted to abolish paganism, idolatry, and was
ready for imprisonment or death in the following of
Christ.
Patrick remains the most popular of the Irish
saints. The principal cathedral of New York is
dedicated to him, as, of course, is the Anglican
cathedral of Dublin.
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Thoughts
By Norma Soppitt
L
istening to the sermon the other Sunday morning, which was telling us about
the Diocese putting it‘s Churches into categories, according to their financial
affairs, I recalled a song from my youth. The Churches were likened to
ships—ferry, liner, tramp boat and one other. The song went as follows
―QUINQUIREME of Nineveh from distant Ophir,
Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine,
With a cargo of ivory,
And apes and peacocks,
Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine . .
Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke-stack,
Butting through the Channel in the mad March days,
With a cargo of Tyne coal,
Road-rails, pig-lead,
Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays‖.
The Vicar said he had felt, at first annoyed, then he thought, which boat would
Jesus be on? I agree, I didn‘t think Jesus would be on a ferry going on holiday. I
didn‘t think he would be cruising on a liner full of wealth, but I do think he would
be with the crews of the tramp steamers battling to bring needful things to others.
As the small Churches do their part for their communities and it is a battle
at times. They may be financially poor but they are rich in love and the giving
they do for others, if we lose them this world will be a smaller and poorer place
spiritually to live in, perhaps our Church authorities should bear this in mind and
ask themselves, ―Which boat would Jesus be on?‖
Norma
Mothering Sunday – and Mother Church
T
he Fourth Sunday in Lent was called ‗Mid-Lent‘ or
‗Refreshment Sunday‘, when the rigors of Lent were
relaxed more than was normal for a feast day. It is called
Mothering Sunday as a reference to the Epistle reading for the
Day (Galatians 4:21-31). The Lenten Epistles follow from each
other with teaching about our life as Christians and how we are
to follow Christ. On Midlent Sunday the Epistle talks of bondage and freedom; the
bondage of the Law and the Old covenant as compared to the freedom in Christ,
"the promised one", and the New Covenant. Verse 26 reads "But Jerusalem
which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." We gain our freedom from
Christ and, as it was seen before the Reformation, the Church.
Thus Mothering Sunday is about the freedom that we gain through the
promise of Jesus Christ delivered through our Mother the Church. People were
encouraged to go to their ‗Mother Church‘ (their home church or their home
Cathedral) to worship and give thanks. Hence apprentices, and others, went
home for the weekend and often brought gifts (or accumulated pay) home to their
family.
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St Patrick’s Day
Mother’s reward
A man was decorating his new den and
decided it was a good place to display
all the awards he and his two sons had
won at various athletic competitions.
When he had filled two whole walls, he
remarked to his wife that it was a
shame she had no awards to
contribute.
The following day, she produced, neatly framed, the
birth certificates of their two sons and added them to
the display.
"I married an
Irishman on St.
Patrick's Day."
"Oh, really?"
"No, O'Reilly!"
Don’t interrupt!
Just like
mum…
That desert was
delicious. Did you
buy it yourself?
Sir Winston Churchill rehearsed his speeches at every
opportunity. A true story about him relates how one
morning, when Sir Winston was in his bath tub, his
valet heard his voice above the splashing. Opening the
door, he asked; “Were you speaking to me, sir?”
“Not at all,” Churchill replied, annoyed at the
interruption. “I was addressing the House of
Commons.”
~ St Andrew’s Church ~
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