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Evensong There will be a Choral Evensong service on Sunday 5th April at 6.00 pm in St Mary’s Church. Evensong will be followed by light refreshments Organ Recital at St Mary’s Church Saturday 16th May 2015 at 7.30pm An Organ Recital by Ben Bloor organist at Westminster Cathedral Interval drinks will be served during the recital. Concerts at St Mary’s Friday 3rd April 2015 at 7.30pm There will be an evening concert of Music for Holy Week performed by the specialist early music vocal ensemble Horologe. Music to include Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Guerrero Maria Magdalena and Charpentier's La Reniement de Saint Pierre. Admission by donation to church funds. Wednesday 20th May 2015 at 7.30pm - Lyra Vocal Ensemble from St Petersburg. A return visit from this quartet singing a mixture of Russian sacred and folk music. Admission £5.00 What to look for in Church The Sedilia Sedilia is a Latin word for seats. Facing the altar on the right hand side are 3 seats built into the wall of the Church. These seats were used for the officiating priest, deacons and sub deacons during the Mass. Nowadays they are used for the servers during the Eucharist. The Piscina Next to sedilia (seats) at the side of the altar is the Piscina, a name applied to the shallow basin with a drain for washing of the Holy Vessels and disposing of the water. Which colour? We have been asked the question why the altar frontals and the Vicar’s vestments change colour during the year. During Lent they are purple or violet. They can also be red, white, green or gold. Violet is also used in Advent. The colour represents penitence, purification and expectation, furthermore it is associated with pain and suffering in Lent and preparation for the coming of Christ the King in Advent. Violet was the most expensive dye in Roman times and an indicator of wealth. White or gold appears at Christmas, Epiphany and Easter and represents the light, joy and purity of Christ. Red symbolizes the fire and blood of the Holy Spirit and is used on Saints days or services concentrated on the Holy Spirit. Green is for general use. The colour of nature and used when there are no feasts or saints days Mothers Union Christian Care for Families Our meeting for April will be a DIY affair! Members are asked to bring a favourite poem or piece of prose, a special memory or artefact that they can share with others. We would welcome any non members who would like to come along and listen in at the Mission Room on Tuesday 7th April at 2.30pm. 12
A Finedon Poet Many of you will remember Mrs Winifred Stevenson, a regular worshiper here at St Mary’s, who lived with her husband and two boys, Peter and Tony, in Cromer Road. She is now in her 92nd year and for the past twenty years or so has lived in Hull. Peter has told me that his mother has self published three or four books of poems and also a follow-up to Pride & Prejudice. The following is taken from her book People and Places which was published in 2013. Hampton Cell In a corner of the church yard stands the cottage named Hampton Cell, An eighteenth century legacy, where a single maiden could dwell. A Finedon girl, and well behaved, for this she would live rent free, Her virtue would be rewarded, thanks to Miss Hampton’s legacy. Her nearest neighbours were silent; their headstones all standing askew, The church clock chimed day in day out, each year the bells rang in the New. “Old maids cottage” the common phrase, regarded by some with disdain. While childish minds sense mystery, looking back down memory lane. The faithful on their way to church on Sunday by her would be seen. Each stage of life through lych-gate passed, like news on a cinema screen. Lily moved in after the war, which had ended her true romance, Insisting on paying a rent, these her terms, she took her stance. A change came over Hampton Cell, the garden gate now open wide And soon it was a happy place. A home which welcomed all inside. Now there were roses round the door, geraniums on the window sill, And though herself a catholic, for the church she worked with a will. Accepted the job of cleaner, a most formidable task, And only once throughout the year, for some extra help she would ask. This when the death-watch-beetle was subjected to a lethal spray, Lily counted when beetles fell, a vital part of the survey. Teas on the lawn in the summertime, or a cosy chat by the fire, The stray dog her one companion, her attitude one to admire. Of all the maids of Hampton Cell, she from the rest would stand apart, For serving all who needed help, and doing this with thankful heart. Published by kind permission of Winifred Stevenson St Mary’s Church Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday 5th April at St Mary’s Church After the 9.30 Eucharist 13
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