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Church of <strong>St</strong>. Mary the Virgin<br />
Finedon<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong><br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Bell Ringers<br />
Outing to York<br />
Our Worship in <strong>February</strong> Year A<br />
From the Vicarage <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Bell Ringers Outing to York<br />
Smartie Sunday<br />
Come to the Bishop’s<br />
Bible Day<br />
Garden Openings <strong>2017</strong><br />
In My Day<br />
And Much More<br />
Digital Edition
Vicar:<br />
Finedon <strong>Parish</strong> Church: <strong>St</strong> Mary The Virgin<br />
The Revd Richard Coles,<br />
<strong>St</strong> Mary the Virgin Finedon, The Vicarage,<br />
Church Hill, Finedon, Northants, NN9 5NR<br />
01933 681 786, Mobile 07885 967 960<br />
email: revdrichardcoles@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Assistant Honorary Priest Fr Peter Baden,01832 733186<br />
email: p.baden36@btinternet.com<br />
Reader Mr Michael Duncombe, 01536 483935<br />
email: michaelbex@talktalk.net<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Clerk<br />
Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364 (To whom first<br />
contact for Baptisms and weddings must be<br />
made).<br />
Churchwardens: Mrs Jane Read Tel: 680522<br />
Mr Neil Forster Tel: 682177<br />
PCC Secretary: Mrs Gill Foster Tel: 680364<br />
Treasurer: Mr Andrew Weatherill Tel: 682212<br />
<strong>Magazine</strong> Editor: Mrs Janet Millington, Tel: 681161.<br />
email: millingtonjanet@aol.com<br />
(to whom all copy should addressed by<br />
the 15 th of the month prior to publication)<br />
Director of Music Mr Jonathan Harris Tel: 01933 779059,<br />
Mobile 07791 664507<br />
Email: Hjonathan83@aol.com<br />
Deputy Organists<br />
Mrs. Kathy Roberts<br />
Mr Oliver Grigg<br />
Choirmaster: Mr. Bryan Chapman Tel: 398818<br />
Tower Captain Mr Bryan Chapman, Tel 398818<br />
Web Site<br />
www.finedonphotographs.org.uk/<br />
bellringers.html<br />
Archivist<br />
<strong>St</strong> Michael’s Mission Room:<br />
Bryan & Christine Chapman<br />
Tel: 01933 398818<br />
Times Of Services:<br />
Sundays<br />
8.00 am Holy Eucharist<br />
9.30 am <strong>Parish</strong> Eucharist.<br />
6.00 pm Evensong (1st Sunday of the Month)<br />
Visit us on the Web at www.stmarysfinedon.co.uk
From the Vicarage<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
For complicated reasons I write this, long after Twelfth Night, with<br />
the Christmas Tree still standing in the corner of the sitting room. The<br />
enthusiasm with which decorations go up is rarely matched by the<br />
enthusiasm for taking them down – unless you’re with Ebenezer<br />
Scrooge – but it is not mere idleness that has kept it up longer than<br />
tradition dictates. It is in fact another tradition, no less ancient, which<br />
decrees that the greenery from Christmas stays up until Candlemas,<br />
which falls on the 2nd <strong>February</strong>. You may know Herrick’s poem,<br />
Candlemas Eve, which begins:<br />
Down with the rosemary and bays,<br />
Down with the misletoe ;<br />
Instead of holly, now up-raise<br />
The greener box (for show).<br />
It’s a nice thought that in the seventeenth century churchmen like him<br />
were hanging around hopefully under the mistletoe until practically the<br />
beginning of Lent. I’m not sure why the tradition died out; perhaps<br />
fatigue with Christmas now overtakes us on December 27th, which is not<br />
so surprising considering it begins in September. In those days Christmas<br />
was seen much more as a festival which began on Christmas Eve and<br />
continued through Epiphany right up to Candlemas which<br />
commemorates the prophet Simeon finally seeing the Holy Child, for<br />
whom he has been waiting all his long life, brought to the temple. Light,<br />
at last, in a dark world.<br />
Thus times do shift ; each thing his turn does hold ;<br />
New things succeed, as former things grow old.<br />
Yours in Christ,<br />
Fr Richard.
Our Worship in <strong>February</strong><br />
Year A<br />
5th – 4th Sunday before Lent<br />
Isaiah 58. 1 – 9a<br />
Psalm 112. 1 – 9<br />
1 Corinthians 2. 1 – 12<br />
Matthew 5. 13 – 20<br />
Hymns<br />
96 (T. Aberystwyth) Jesu, lover of<br />
my soul<br />
428 ‘Forgive our sins as we forgive’<br />
424 Fill thou my life, O Lord my God<br />
Anthem: Make A Joyful Noise To The<br />
Lord by Robert Page<br />
423 Fight the good fight with all thy<br />
might<br />
5th <strong>February</strong> Evensong<br />
Introit: The Lord Bless You And Keep<br />
You by Paul Mealor<br />
Responses: Ferial Psalm 42<br />
(Sheet) Jesu, the very thought of thee<br />
(Tune <strong>St</strong> Botolph)<br />
Canticles: Henry Purcell in G<br />
Anthem: Make A Joyful Noise To The<br />
Lord by Robert Page<br />
Hymn 568 Sing Alleluya forth ye<br />
saints on high<br />
12th – 3rd Sunday before Lent<br />
Deuteronomy 30. 15 to end<br />
Psalm 119. 1 -8<br />
1Corinthians 3. 1 -9<br />
Matthew 5. 21 – 37<br />
Hymns<br />
612 We have a gospel to proclaim<br />
379 As pants the hart for cooling<br />
streams<br />
568 Sing Alleluya forth ye saints on<br />
high<br />
Anthem: The Lord Bless You And<br />
Keep You by Paul Mealor<br />
267 Thou, whose almighty word<br />
Psalm 136. 1 – 9<br />
Romans 8. 18 – 25<br />
Matthew 6. 25 to end<br />
Hymns<br />
253 (Tune England’s Lane) For the<br />
beauty of the earth<br />
391 Blest are the pure in heart<br />
250 All creatures of our God and<br />
King<br />
Anthem: Lord, for thy tender mercies<br />
sake by Richard Farrant<br />
262 O Lord my God, when I in<br />
awesome wonder#<br />
26th –Sunday next before Lent<br />
Exodus 24. 12 to end<br />
Psalm 2<br />
2 Peter 1. 16 to end<br />
Matthew 17. 1 - 9<br />
Hymns<br />
494 King of glory, King of peace<br />
583 Teach me, my God and King<br />
587 The God of love my shepherd is<br />
Anthem: Locus Iste by Anton Bruckner<br />
497 Let all the world in every corner<br />
sing<br />
Organ Voluntaries<br />
5th <strong>February</strong><br />
J.S.Bach: Toccata from Dorian<br />
Toccata & Fugue BWV 538<br />
5th <strong>February</strong> (evensong)<br />
John Rutter: Prelude: ‘Te Lucis Ante<br />
Terminum’<br />
12th <strong>February</strong><br />
John <strong>St</strong>anley: Voluntary I in C Op.5<br />
19th <strong>February</strong><br />
Buxtehude: Passacaglia in d<br />
26th <strong>February</strong><br />
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune<br />
19th – 2nd Sunday before Lent<br />
Genesis 1.1 – 2.3
From the Registers<br />
Holy Baptism<br />
8th January<br />
Verity Rose Doig<br />
15th January<br />
Oliver John Martin<br />
Eilish Rose Martin<br />
Holy Matrimony<br />
30th December<br />
Paul Wilson and Susan Jane Mears.<br />
Floodlight Sponsorship<br />
1st January<br />
Carole & Paul Mitchell - in memory of<br />
all deceased family members as we<br />
enter a new year.<br />
8th January<br />
Sponsored by Mick & Monica Webb<br />
15th January<br />
Margaret Coombs & family - in<br />
memory of Eric Coombs & to wish<br />
Ryan a happy 25th birthday<br />
Muriel Brooks - in memory of Harry<br />
Brooks<br />
22nd January<br />
Sponsored by Mick & Monica Webb<br />
29th January<br />
Rod & Jan Lawman - in memory of<br />
Jess Lawman & Veronica Joan<br />
Lawman.<br />
Concert<br />
On Friday 12 May at 7.30pm <strong>St</strong><br />
Mary’s Church will be holding an<br />
organ recital by James Parsons<br />
(Royal College of Organists)<br />
This will be in aid of organ<br />
restorations in other<br />
Northamptonshire villages.<br />
Mothers Union<br />
Our next meeting will be held in the<br />
Mission Room at 2-30pm on Tuesday<br />
7th <strong>February</strong>.<br />
We will be pleased to welcome<br />
anyone who would like to come along<br />
to a service followed by a slide show<br />
and a cuppa!!<br />
Evensong<br />
Evensong will he held in <strong>St</strong> Mary’s<br />
Church on Sunday 5th <strong>February</strong> at<br />
6.00 pm. The service will be followed<br />
by light refreshments<br />
Taize Service<br />
The next Taize service will be held in<br />
the <strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church on Wednesday<br />
1st <strong>February</strong> at 7.00 pm.<br />
Everyone welcome<br />
For Whom the Bell Tolls<br />
A big thank you to Adrian Cale for<br />
writing and directing the Murder<br />
Mystery Night to a full house in the<br />
Bowls Club.<br />
What goings on in the Belfry. Glad it<br />
was not <strong>St</strong> Mary’s.<br />
Victoria the Tower captain was having<br />
assignations with the Grave digger in<br />
the potting shed, the church warden<br />
was trying to drug the Tower<br />
Captain’s tea, another ringer was<br />
helping herself to Belfry funds and<br />
another selling the lead from the<br />
church roof.<br />
All completely fictitious.<br />
Well done PEWS ( People<br />
Entertaining with <strong>St</strong>yle) , <strong>St</strong> Mary’s<br />
actors, a thoroughly enjoyable<br />
evening with £480.00 made for<br />
church funds.
Bell Ringers Outing to<br />
York<br />
On Saturday 29th April the <strong>St</strong> Mary’s<br />
Church Bell Ringers have arranged an<br />
outing to the historic city of York.<br />
They hope that with enough<br />
passengers, they can keep the coach<br />
fare to £12.00 (the same as last year).<br />
This is an amazing bargain for a visit<br />
to such a lovely city.<br />
York was founded by the ancient<br />
romans. Its huge 13th century Gothic<br />
cathedral York Minister, has medieval<br />
stained glass and 2 functioning bell<br />
towers. The city walls form a walkway<br />
on both sides of the River Ouse. The<br />
Monk Bar gate houses an exhibition<br />
tracing the life of 15th century<br />
Plantagenet King Richard III.<br />
There are so many things to see and<br />
do in York, you will be spoilt for<br />
choice.<br />
From the number of museums:<br />
The Railway Museum, York Castle<br />
Museum, the Yorkshire Museum and<br />
the JORVIK Viking Centre which will<br />
re-open on Saturday 8th April <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
To shopping:<br />
York will satisfy even the most<br />
demanding shopper. Wander the web<br />
of cobbled shopping streets to browse<br />
the amazing array of independent<br />
boutiques, vintage stores and popular<br />
high street names. And of course you<br />
cannot visit York without experiencing<br />
its top visitor attraction - York Minister.<br />
The minster is not only an<br />
architecturally stunning building but is<br />
a place to discover the history of York<br />
over the centuries, its artefacts and<br />
treasures.<br />
The coach will leave Finedon at<br />
9.00 am and will be returning from<br />
York at 6.30 pm so there is time to<br />
attend Evensong at the Cathedral.<br />
If you would like to book a seat on the<br />
coach, please put your name and<br />
contact details on the list at the back<br />
of the church or contact Pat Parker on<br />
01933 680841.<br />
Smartie Sunday<br />
On Sunday 26th <strong>February</strong> we will give<br />
everyone a tube of Smarties again and<br />
ask them to fill it with 20p pieces. This<br />
year we will be giving a small donation<br />
to the Church Urban Fund from the<br />
monies collected. The Church Urban<br />
Fund was established as a response<br />
to unmet needs of the community,<br />
helping our neighbours. During<br />
Advent the Church Urban Fund<br />
challenged churches to a sponsored<br />
‘Sleepout’ to help the homeless which<br />
was very successful.<br />
All across the country there are<br />
families going without food, children<br />
going to school hungry and parents<br />
missing meals so their children can<br />
eat.<br />
Churches are being invited to host ‘Big<br />
Pancake Parties’ in Lent to raise<br />
money for those who would appreciate<br />
your support this year. As the<br />
Thursday Club raise money for the<br />
Children’s Society with Pancake<br />
Races we would like to give a<br />
donation from our Lent Smartie tubes<br />
to the Church Urban Fund.
Garden Openings <strong>2017</strong><br />
The gardening year has started!<br />
The first piece of information is that<br />
we (the whole organization) has been<br />
re-branded! In future the acronym ngs<br />
will no longer be used but has been<br />
replaced with National Garden<br />
Scheme (what we were originally<br />
known as!!).<br />
Likewise the notices etc will show the<br />
new insignia - a garden gate with the<br />
words superimposed upon it. It's<br />
called progress!!<br />
The dates for this year's openings in<br />
Finedon are:-<br />
Sunday 26th <strong>February</strong><br />
67-69 High <strong>St</strong>reet, 11am - 3pm<br />
for Snowdrops and Hellibores<br />
Entry price includes a mug of soup<br />
and a roll.<br />
Sunday 4th and 25th June<br />
11 Thrapston Road and 67-69 High<br />
<strong>St</strong>reet 2 - 6 pm.<br />
There are no 'scheduled' Thursday<br />
Evening openings this year but<br />
instead we intend to have 'Pop-Up<br />
Openings'- details will be available on<br />
the National Garden Scheme web site<br />
(www.ngs.org.uk) and we will try to<br />
give as much local notice as possible.<br />
Thank You.<br />
Mary and <strong>St</strong>uart Hendry<br />
Open Church<br />
<strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church will be open on<br />
Sunday 26th <strong>February</strong> between<br />
11.00am, and 3.00 pm.<br />
Anyone wishing to visit the church<br />
during theses hours will be most<br />
welcome.<br />
Society<br />
The society’s <strong>February</strong> meeting will<br />
be held in the Mission Room, Well<br />
<strong>St</strong>reet, Finedon on Monday<br />
27th <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> at 7-30pm.<br />
The speaker will be Derek Blunt on<br />
“Northamptonshire’s saints, sinners,<br />
stars and scandals.<br />
The meeting will be followed by light<br />
refreshments.<br />
Admission is £2.50 for members and<br />
£3.50 for non members.<br />
Flower Festival<br />
Committee<br />
Jumble Sale<br />
in the<br />
Mission Room<br />
on<br />
Saturday<br />
18th <strong>February</strong><br />
10.00 am - 12.00 noon<br />
Please bring any jumble<br />
to the Mission Room<br />
between<br />
9.00 am & 9.30 am<br />
on the day<br />
or<br />
contact 01933 398818<br />
for collection<br />
Finedon Local History
Finedon Over 60’s<br />
Weekly meetings are held at the<br />
Bowls Club, Wellingborough Road<br />
from 1.45 pm until 3.30 pm,<br />
Admission is only £1.00 plus raffle.<br />
<strong>February</strong> Programme<br />
1st Quiz and Sale<br />
8th Terry Goodman music<br />
15th Bingo<br />
22nd Geoff <strong>St</strong>one slideshow<br />
We look forward to seeing you all.<br />
<strong>St</strong> Marys Thursday Club<br />
Thank you to everyone who came<br />
along to the Christingle Service on<br />
the 18th December 2016. We had<br />
342 people attending the service<br />
which is a record. A special thank you<br />
to ALL the committee members who<br />
arranged the service.<br />
We would also like to thank Finedon<br />
Co-op who once again kindly donated<br />
the oranges, and to the lovely ladies<br />
who made up the Christingle<br />
Oranges. We raised £309.69 from<br />
your kind donations.<br />
This money has been donated to the<br />
Children's Society. This is a charity<br />
that the Thursday Club strongly<br />
supports each year.<br />
Our next event will be the Annual<br />
Pancake Races which we are holding<br />
on the 28th <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong> at Finedon<br />
Junior School in the Playground. Look<br />
out for our posters that will be around<br />
Finedon.<br />
This month our meeting will be on the<br />
23rd <strong>February</strong> and it is our Annual<br />
General Meeting. We will be meeting<br />
at our usual meeting place, Finedon<br />
Bandclub and afterwards there will be<br />
a faith supper.<br />
Anyone wishing to join us will be<br />
made very welcome. If you are<br />
interested in becoming a member<br />
please call Louise on 07581 556417<br />
for further details.<br />
We usually meet once a month on the<br />
4th Thursday. We also run a mums<br />
and tots group during school term<br />
time. The group meets on a Thursday<br />
afternoon at The Mission Room from<br />
1.30pm - 2.30pm.<br />
<strong>St</strong> Mary’s Thursday<br />
Club<br />
will be holding their<br />
Pancake Races<br />
on<br />
Tuesday 28th <strong>February</strong><br />
at<br />
Finedon Junior School<br />
in the Playground.<br />
Races will start<br />
at 3.15pm<br />
Races will start with<br />
pre-school children and younger,<br />
we will then work up through<br />
the school years.<br />
There will be a cake stall and<br />
refreshments will be served in<br />
the school canteen.<br />
There will also be a raffle.<br />
Look out for our posters that will<br />
be around Finedon.<br />
All proceeds will be donated to<br />
The Children's Society.
Townswomen; Guild<br />
The next meeting of the<br />
Townswomen's Guild will be at<br />
7.30 pm on Thursday 2nd <strong>February</strong> in<br />
the Town Hall.<br />
Our guest speaker is Derek Harris<br />
whose talk is entitled 'Up the Cut'.<br />
The social half-hour will be arranged<br />
by the Leisure Group and the<br />
competition is for a canal souvenir.<br />
Subscriptions are due this month for<br />
members.<br />
Visitors are welcome for a cost of<br />
£3.00.<br />
1st Finedon Scout Group<br />
To all the residents of Finedon who<br />
supported the Finedon Scout Group<br />
with the donations to the Santa Float<br />
and the Christmas Post, we would<br />
like to say a huge 'THANK YOU'.<br />
We raised just over £1,500 for group<br />
funds to help the young people of<br />
Finedon to have fun and learn new<br />
life skills through Scouting.<br />
We would also like to thank Santa<br />
who received lots of wish-list letters,<br />
to Michael Todd for the loan of his<br />
truck, to Leanne Knighton and Bipin<br />
Patel for donating the sweets, and to<br />
the collectors who walked the streets<br />
of Finedon.<br />
Also to the Premier shop,<br />
Wellingborough Rd, Newagents,<br />
Tasters Cafe, Hair Raid, Affleck<br />
Antiques and the Wesleyan Chapel<br />
for having the Christmas post boxes<br />
and to all 23 of the postal deliverers.<br />
We have over 65 young people each<br />
week ranging from 6 - 18 years and<br />
are always looking for any volunteers<br />
to help in many various ways.<br />
For any further information please<br />
contact Patsy Coles<br />
patsy211@btinternet.com or 01933<br />
680680<br />
Wishing you all a Prosperous New<br />
Year.<br />
Thank You<br />
Janice Pinnock and Margaret<br />
Coombs would like to thank everyone<br />
for all the cards and good wishes they<br />
received during their recent illnesses,<br />
Finedon Community Centre,<br />
71 Wellingborough Road,<br />
Finedon NN9 5LG<br />
Valentine Barn Dance -<br />
Saturday 18th <strong>February</strong><br />
at 7.30pm<br />
Due to the tremendous<br />
enjoyment had by all who<br />
attended our Barn Dances in<br />
2016, we have booked the<br />
Live Band<br />
'KELLY'S EYE'<br />
with caller once again and a<br />
licensed Real Ale bar<br />
plus supper to keep the energy<br />
levels up.<br />
Tickets are £10 each<br />
including<br />
a chicken & chip supper<br />
or vegetarian option.<br />
To book tickets for you and your<br />
friends for another great night<br />
out of entertainment, dancing,<br />
food and a bar please call<br />
Pam on: 01933 398377.
Jonathan Reynolds<br />
Presents<br />
The following shows will all be held<br />
at the <strong>St</strong>ar Hall:<br />
Saturday 15th July<br />
'Summer Special' all profits to<br />
Finedon studio of The Barbara<br />
Hooton School of Dance.<br />
3<br />
Saturday 28th October<br />
'Finedon's Got Talent Too' all profits<br />
to <strong>St</strong>ar Hall maintenance.<br />
Saturday 9th December<br />
'Curtain Up at Christmas'<br />
Finedon Independent<br />
Wesleyan Chapel<br />
Dates for your diary from the<br />
Independent Wesleyan Chapel.<br />
Saturday 6th May<br />
11.00 am - 2.00 pm May Fayre<br />
Sunday 17th September<br />
Harvest<br />
Sunday 8th October<br />
Thank offering service 6.00 pm<br />
Saturday 2nd December<br />
11.00 am - 2.00 pm Christmas<br />
Bazaar.<br />
Church Monthly Draw<br />
The results of the January church<br />
monthly draw are as follows:<br />
Total receipts of £257.00 are divided<br />
equally between the winners and the<br />
church funds. Winning numbers for<br />
the January monthly draw are:<br />
1st prize 155 £64.25<br />
2nd prize 323 £38.55<br />
3rd prize 62 £25.70<br />
If you would like to join the monthly<br />
draw (£1.00 per share per month)<br />
which takes place in the church on<br />
the first Sunday of the month, please<br />
contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933<br />
398794.<br />
Shrove Tuesday<br />
28th <strong>February</strong><br />
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is<br />
the traditional feast day before the<br />
start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.<br />
Lent - the 40 days leading up to<br />
Easter - was traditionally a time of<br />
fasting and on Shrove Tuesday,<br />
Anglo-Saxon Christians went to<br />
confession and were<br />
‘shriven’ (absolved from their sins).<br />
A bell would be rung to call people to<br />
confession. This came to be called<br />
the “Pancake Bell” and is still rung<br />
today.<br />
Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days<br />
before Easter Sunday, so the date<br />
varies from year to year and falls<br />
between 3rd <strong>February</strong> and 9th<br />
March. In <strong>2017</strong> Shrove Tuesday will<br />
fall on the 28th <strong>February</strong>.<br />
Shrove Tuesday was the last<br />
opportunity to use up eggs and fats<br />
before embarking on the Lenten fast<br />
and pancakes are the perfect way of<br />
using up these ingredients.<br />
The pancake has a very long history<br />
and featured in cookery books as far<br />
back as 1439.<br />
The tradition of tossing or flipping<br />
them is almost as old: "And every<br />
man and maide doe take their turne,<br />
And tosse their Pancakes up for<br />
feare they burne." (Pasquil's Palin,<br />
1619).
In My day<br />
the ramblings of Hubert James<br />
In my day it was about this time of<br />
year that you’d start to spot new cars<br />
on the road. Rich folk used to like to<br />
parade a car with the latest number<br />
plate. Course, we never had such<br />
things as cars in our house. If we<br />
wanted to go anywhere we had a<br />
choice; a bicycle, the bus or<br />
Shanksies Pony.<br />
Mind you we did have some history<br />
with cars. My great grandfather used<br />
to work for a car company down in<br />
Oxford. He was the one with the brain<br />
cell in our family. Ronald James, he<br />
was a bit of a scientist. Physics was<br />
his hobby. He could tell you all about<br />
‘M’s’, squared ‘V’s’, ‘R’s’ and ‘F’s’.<br />
Now the ‘F’ was about the only one I<br />
could remember. It was Force.<br />
Grampy Ron knew how to work out<br />
the force something was likely to hit<br />
you.<br />
Although, I had a more basic method<br />
of working out force, I could instantly<br />
calculate the force his great big fist<br />
was going to hit my head by the<br />
speed it was coming at. And with<br />
practise I could make sure I ducked.<br />
I know he was a relative but he could<br />
be a nasty piece of work. He didn’t<br />
like people and I soon found out that<br />
people in the village called him Bad<br />
Ron James. Folk gave him a wide<br />
berth.<br />
But his skill with Physics meant that<br />
he was perfect when it came to<br />
designing cars. When the first cars<br />
were built he would test them by<br />
driving them up to Finedon. Folk were<br />
fascinated by these strange<br />
machines, chugging along the streets.<br />
They’d gather to watch him drive by<br />
and one or two would get in his way.<br />
Unfortunately, people assumed he<br />
would put the brakes on if they were<br />
in his way. He didn’t and more than<br />
once a poor pedestrian would be<br />
bounced out of the way by his<br />
radiator. Pedestrians made his blood<br />
boil, especially when they dented his<br />
car.<br />
He went back to Oxford and designed<br />
the first car bumper, to protect the<br />
car. Well I say he designed it, but<br />
some folk reckoned it was invented by<br />
a bloke called Higgs who was a<br />
Bosun on the Titanic. Grandad<br />
insisted he was there first. He said his<br />
bumpers could ‘rearrange particles’.<br />
To save any argument he stopped<br />
calling his a bumper and went with<br />
the Bad Ron Collider instead.<br />
Don't Swear At Other<br />
Drivers!<br />
Eddie was driving down the road and<br />
a met a car coming the other way.<br />
Although there was room to pass<br />
easily, Eddie forced the oncoming car<br />
to slow down and wound down his<br />
window and shouted 'Pig'.<br />
The other driver looked in his rear<br />
view mirror and swore at Eddie.<br />
Then his car hit the pig.
Come to the Bishop’s Bible Day<br />
T<br />
his year the theme is The Old<br />
Testament for the church and<br />
the world today.<br />
The day for anyone who uses the<br />
Bible; in their ministry, in church, in<br />
school, at work, in the community and at<br />
home.<br />
There are two talks from Bishop<br />
Donald, and a choice of two workshops<br />
during the day.<br />
There are many available including:<br />
* Friends or Foes? Multiculturalism in<br />
the Old Testament: exploring the<br />
contradictory traditions of ethnic purity<br />
and being YHWH's means of saving all<br />
the nations with Bishop John.<br />
* The Good Shepherd: How Jesus<br />
used Psalm 23 to describe himself and<br />
his mission with Chrys Tremththanmor<br />
*Amnon and Tamar: Top tips for<br />
avoiding Lust and Murder in everyday<br />
life. A frank and honest reflection on<br />
handling challenging issues in<br />
discipleship and accountability with<br />
Chad Chadwick<br />
* What can we learn from the Life<br />
Coaches in the Old Testament? with<br />
Adrian Holdstock<br />
* Scripture in a nut shell: Human<br />
identity, Death and Life with Charlie<br />
Nobbs<br />
* Making the connection between<br />
Old and New : When is the New<br />
more helpfully understood in the light<br />
of the Old? with Richard Ormston<br />
The prophet Joel: how deep do our<br />
reflection and penitence go? with<br />
Barry Morrison.<br />
* Exploring the timeline of the Old<br />
Testament through storytelling<br />
with Angela Hughes<br />
"Will you be for me a Kingdom of<br />
Priests" (Exodus 19:6) What on<br />
earth are we here for? With <strong>St</strong>eve<br />
Benoy.<br />
It all happens on Saturday 18<br />
March <strong>2017</strong>, 9:30am - 4pm at<br />
Northampton High School for Girls,<br />
Newport Pagnell Road, Northampton,<br />
NN4 6UU<br />
Book early to ensure your place in<br />
the workshops, as places are limited<br />
Please book by Friday 10 March<br />
<strong>2017</strong>.<br />
For a list of workshops or to book,<br />
ring 01604 887049 or email:<br />
bookings@peterboroughdiocese.org.uk<br />
More information can be found at:<br />
http://www.peterboroughdiocese.org.uk/discipleship/-3.<br />
The Bible day is free of charge but<br />
donations are very much appreciated<br />
from those who feel able to<br />
contribute towards the costs. These<br />
are estimated to be about £1000 (£5<br />
per person<br />
Diocese of Peterborough - <strong>Magazine</strong> Resource - <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Produced by the Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough PE1 1YB<br />
01733 887000 www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk
Peterborough giving generously<br />
P<br />
eterborough Diocese is<br />
bucking the current trend for<br />
other Dioceses across the<br />
country. While many are losing<br />
numbers of clergy, with Bishop<br />
Donald’s plan we are growing in<br />
clergy numbers.<br />
Also, where the national average<br />
numbers for givers are down, in<br />
Peterborough Diocese those<br />
numbers are up.<br />
Nationally, the number of<br />
individuals who give to their church<br />
is down by 2.1%, but in<br />
Peterborough numbers went up by<br />
4%.<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> finance statistics for 2014<br />
were release last September and<br />
show lots of positive indicators.<br />
Nationally, the average giving per<br />
person is up 4.1% - and giving as<br />
an average of a person’s income, is<br />
the highest it has been at 3.5%.<br />
(This takes into account the<br />
average national income, including<br />
salaries, wages pensions benefits).<br />
In Peterborough Diocese average<br />
giving went up by 6%.<br />
For the Diocese, the total income<br />
that churches receive went up 9% -<br />
almost three times the national<br />
number of 3.8%.<br />
What does this all mean?<br />
Paul Adams, Peterborough<br />
Diocese <strong>St</strong>ewardship Officer, said:<br />
“I think nationally we’re doing a<br />
better job of educating people,<br />
teaching people about giving and<br />
living generously. We have more<br />
stewardship officers nationally, than<br />
ever before.”<br />
He said that there is an overall<br />
theme for <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
“The message this year is about<br />
living generous lives. The Old<br />
Testament principle of tithing is still<br />
a good and important measure, but<br />
when Jesus came, he changed<br />
everything. He gave himself<br />
completely, and he calls us to do the<br />
same.”<br />
Paul said that living generous lives<br />
is not just about the cash.<br />
“Our response needs to be<br />
generous in giving our time, talents<br />
and finances completely to God.”<br />
He said that there isn’t an exact<br />
figure for generosity.<br />
“Generosity for some may be 2% or<br />
10% or maybe even 20 – 25%. In<br />
Matthew 12 we have the story of the<br />
Widows mite: she gave all she had!<br />
The Archbishop of York is well known<br />
for saying he gives 20% of his gross<br />
income. We need to sort it out with<br />
God, from the first of what we have,<br />
not what is left over.<br />
It's about being generous with our<br />
whole lives and everything we have.”<br />
Paul talked about other ways in<br />
which we can give.<br />
“One of my colleagues this week<br />
sent me a great blog that reminded<br />
me that we have the greatest gift to<br />
share – our faith – and the gift of<br />
Jesus.<br />
If we would only talk about it and<br />
share that with others a little more.<br />
That would grow all of our churches!”
<strong>February</strong><br />
1st/<br />
4th<br />
7pm Taize Service, <strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church (1st)<br />
7.45 Pantomime <strong>St</strong>ar Hall<br />
Town Diary<br />
June<br />
5th<br />
RBL Highlights of my army career Major<br />
(ret’d) Jake Baker VR JR<br />
6th<br />
RBL Bowls Club, Northants women in WWI<br />
4th<br />
2-6pm Open Gardens<br />
11th<br />
14th<br />
18th<br />
5.30 Choir singing Evensong at<br />
Peterborough Cathedral.<br />
9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club<br />
10am Flower Festival Jumble Sale,<br />
Mission Room<br />
7.30 Barn Dance, Community Centre<br />
17th<br />
25th<br />
26th<br />
July<br />
7.30pm Evening Concert, <strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church<br />
2-6pm Open Gardens<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room, the<br />
Bevan Boys in Finedon<br />
25th<br />
26th<br />
27th<br />
14th<br />
28th<br />
March<br />
6th<br />
27th<br />
April<br />
3rd<br />
24th<br />
May<br />
8th<br />
12th<br />
20th<br />
25th<br />
Jonathan Reynolds presents ‘thank you for the<br />
music’ 7.30 star Hall.<br />
11-3pm Open Garden 67-69 High <strong>St</strong>reet<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Northamptonshire<br />
Saints, sinners, stars and scandals<br />
9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club<br />
3.15 Pancake Races, Mulso School<br />
RBL Cheese & Wine<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room, The History<br />
of Apethorpe Palace<br />
RBL ‘It aint what you say’ Mrs Delia Thomas.<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room, Sheep that<br />
eat men.<br />
RBL Chat night<br />
7.30 Organ recital, <strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church<br />
7.30 Concert, <strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church<br />
7.30 Jonathan Reynolds presents ‘Thank you<br />
for the music’ <strong>St</strong>ar Hall<br />
3rd<br />
15th<br />
24th<br />
August<br />
4th<br />
21st<br />
September<br />
4th<br />
25th<br />
October<br />
23rd<br />
2nd<br />
November<br />
6th<br />
27th<br />
RBL Chat night<br />
Jonathan Reynolds presents ‘Summer Special’<br />
<strong>St</strong>ar Hall.<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room, The<br />
History of Broadcasting<br />
RBL Concert parties in WWI<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room The last<br />
navel hero. A local man.<br />
TBL Russell Attwood on pumpkins<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room Richard<br />
III and the Greyfriars dig.<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room The<br />
History of Toys.<br />
First WW through the magic lantern, Kevin<br />
Varty<br />
RBL AGM<br />
7.30 History Society, Mission Room AGM<br />
29th<br />
10am-3.14, 314 minute organ<br />
recital, <strong>St</strong> Mary’s Church<br />
December<br />
4th<br />
RBL Chat night<br />
<strong>St</strong> Michael’s Mission Room, Well <strong>St</strong>reet, Finedon<br />
Available for hire weekdays, Saturdays & Sundays<br />
Suitable for most social functions, charitable events, children's parties (no late<br />
discos)<br />
For all enquiries and information contact<br />
Bryan & Christine Chapman Tel: 01933 398818<br />
Email: bryanchapman2@aol.com