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Church of <strong>St</strong>. Mary the Virgin<br />

Finedon<br />

Parish <strong>Magazine</strong><br />

May <strong>2017</strong><br />

Our Worship in <strong>June</strong> Year A<br />

From the Vicarage <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

A Musical Risotto<br />

Summer Fete<br />

Marjorie’s Coffee Morning<br />

In My Day<br />

And Much<br />

More<br />

Saturday 24th <strong>June</strong><br />

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Digital Edition


Vicar:<br />

Finedon Parish 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: mikeduncombe61@gmail.com<br />

Parish 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 Parish 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 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Just back from Scotland and our annual spring jaunt, not to Kintyre this<br />

time but Galloway, in the south west corner, where the world's most<br />

handsome cattle, belted Galloways, graze, and Gavin Maxwell, of otter<br />

fame, hailed.<br />

We were staying in an ancient house on the Maxwell estate, much<br />

reduced these days, and history lies thickly there. The Maxwells go back<br />

centuries, but long before they arrived, <strong>St</strong> Ninian, the apostle to this part<br />

of the world, landed in the fourth century and brought Christianity to the<br />

Picts, some two hundred years before his more famous colleague <strong>St</strong><br />

Columba, did the same for the peoples of the north. You can walk down<br />

to the sea where <strong>St</strong> Ninian made landfall today through fields of<br />

bluebells, and visit the cave where he settled (although I have to say as<br />

caves go it's nothing special). But even earlier than that, not far from our<br />

house, are the Drumtroddan <strong>St</strong>ones, erected by a Bronze Age tribe long<br />

before Christianity arrived. It is also a wonderfully remote place, and on a<br />

clear night, as owls flit by moonlight, you can easily imagine yourself<br />

almost out of time, standing where ancient tribes, and Picts, and monks<br />

and Maxwells once trod. I love those moments where you feel suddenly<br />

disconnected for the present and reconnected to history. It happens<br />

quite often in church, for those of us who are fortunate to inhabit a space<br />

long hallowed by our forefathers and foremothers. Not only does it<br />

remind us that we fit into a longer story than that of our own CVs, it also<br />

reminds us that the dramas and excitements and misadventures of our<br />

civic life - the pitch and toss of elections and their outcomes - are passing<br />

things, important, but belonging, like us, to a grander narrative. I think our<br />

faith encourages us to take the longer view, to seek a wider perspective<br />

than the present moment, in which the God-given and inalienable<br />

dignity of all people, of whatever background, creed, or political<br />

conviction, can be readily recognised and upheld.<br />

Yours in Christ,<br />

Fr Richard.<br />

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Our Worship in <strong>June</strong><br />

Year A<br />

4th – Pentecost<br />

Acts 2. 1 -21<br />

Psalm 104. 26 – 36.37b<br />

1 Corinthians12. 3b – 13<br />

John 20. 19 -23<br />

Hymns<br />

175 Come down, O Love divine<br />

(Tune Down Ampney)<br />

174 Breathe on me, Breath of God<br />

(Tune Carlisle)<br />

179 Come, Holy Spirit, come!<br />

Anthem: Tallis If Ye Love Me<br />

178 Come Holy Ghost, our souls<br />

inspire<br />

4th – Choral Evensong for<br />

Pentecost<br />

191 O thou who camest from above<br />

Responses: Smith<br />

Psalm 67 (Chant Bairstow)<br />

182 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost<br />

(Tune Charity) Canticles: Walmisley in<br />

d minor Anthem: Ives Listen Sweet<br />

Dove<br />

181 Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless<br />

round (Tune Song 1)<br />

11th – Trinity Sunday<br />

Isaiah 40. 12 -17. 27 to end<br />

Psalm 8<br />

2 Corinthians 13. 11 -end<br />

Matt hew 28. 16 – 20<br />

Hymns<br />

202 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God<br />

almighty<br />

383 Be still for the presence of the<br />

Lord<br />

392 Bright the vision that delighted<br />

Anthem: Vivaldi Gloria<br />

230 Ye watchers and ye holy ones<br />

Psalm 116. 1, 10-17<br />

Romans 5, 1 – 8<br />

Mattheww 9. 35 – 10. 8 ( 9-23)<br />

Hymns<br />

89 O worship the Lord in the<br />

beauty of holiness<br />

2 Christ, whose glory fills the<br />

skies<br />

628 Ye that know the Lord is<br />

gracious<br />

Anthem: Bach Jesu Joy Of Man’s<br />

Desiring<br />

516 Love divine, all loves excelling<br />

(Tune Love Divine)<br />

25th – 2nd Sunday after Trinity<br />

Genesis 21. 8 – 21<br />

Psalm 86. 1 – 10<br />

Romans 6. 1b – 11<br />

Matthew 10,24 – 39.<br />

601 Thou didst leave thy throne and<br />

thy kingly crown<br />

582 Take up thy cross, the Saviour<br />

said<br />

380 At the name of Jesus (Tune<br />

Camberwell) Anthem: Tye O Come Ye<br />

Servants Of The Lord<br />

81 Lord, for the years your love has<br />

kept and guided<br />

Organ Voluntaries following the<br />

9.30am services<br />

4th <strong>June</strong> – C.S.Lang: Tuba Tune<br />

11 th <strong>June</strong> – Arvo Pärt: Annum Per<br />

Annum<br />

18th <strong>June</strong> – G.F.Handel: Music from<br />

the Royal Fireworks<br />

25th <strong>June</strong> – Malcolm Archer: Festival<br />

Fanfare Organ<br />

Voluntaries following the 6.00pm<br />

Evensong<br />

4th <strong>June</strong> – Robert Page Come Holy<br />

Ghost<br />

18th – 1st Sunday after Trinity<br />

Genesis 18. 1 – 15


From the Registers<br />

Holy Baptism<br />

14th May<br />

Evie Rose Bates<br />

Grace Rose Byrne<br />

Funerals<br />

23rd May<br />

Eleanor Ann McGibbon, age 73.<br />

Floodlight Sponsorship<br />

30th April<br />

Joyce, Mark, Emily & Sabrina -<br />

treasured memories of Bryan (on<br />

what would have been his 75th<br />

Birthday).<br />

7th May<br />

Mary Shipton & Jean Wills - in<br />

memory of Nora Moisey.<br />

14th May<br />

Derek, Josh & Abby - in memory of<br />

Heather Scott (on the 3rd anniversary<br />

of her death).<br />

David & Mary Wilson - to celebrate<br />

their daughter-in-law, Kiersten‟s 40th<br />

birthday.<br />

David & Mary Wilson to celebrate<br />

their eldest son, Hector‟s 40th<br />

birthday.<br />

Chris & Frank Holley - in memory of<br />

Nick – a dear dad, son & brother –<br />

missed so much.<br />

21st May<br />

Alan & Enid Pickering, family &<br />

friends - in memory of Alison Jane<br />

Pickering.<br />

David & Mary Wilson - to celebrate<br />

their youngest son Angus‟ 30th<br />

birthday.<br />

The Robson family - in memory of<br />

Malcolm Robson (on 22nd May which<br />

would have been his birthday).<br />

5<br />

Dee & Willy, Marjorie & Keith - in<br />

memory of their friend Sue Hilton.<br />

A special thank you to Mick Webb<br />

and the Finedon Buffs for their kind<br />

donation of £100 towards the running<br />

costs of the floodlighting.<br />

Their on-going support is much<br />

appreciated.<br />

Come & Sing the<br />

Messiah Part 3<br />

Sunday 18th <strong>June</strong> Come & Sing<br />

Messiah Part 3 and Gorecki's Totus<br />

Tuus (RSCM Sunday) at <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary's</strong><br />

Finedon 415pm rehearsal and<br />

6.00 pm informal performance.<br />

Donations will be split between the<br />

RSCM and church funds.<br />

Please contact Jonathan or anyone in<br />

the choir if you are able to sing. All<br />

are welcome; music will be provided.<br />

The soloists will be Colleen Nicoll<br />

(professional soprano) and Benjamin<br />

Ellis (professional baritone);<br />

accompanied by Ivan Linford.<br />

Taize Service<br />

The next Taize service will be held in<br />

the <strong>St</strong> Mary‟s Church on Wednesday<br />

7th <strong>June</strong> at 7.00 pm.<br />

Everyone welcome.<br />

Evensong<br />

There will be an Evensong Service in<br />

<strong>St</strong> Mary‟s Church on Sunday 4th <strong>June</strong><br />

at 6.00 pm.<br />

Evensong will be followed by light<br />

refreshments.


Finedon Local History<br />

Society<br />

The <strong>June</strong> meeting of the society will<br />

be on Monday 26th <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong>.<br />

The speaker will be David Wilson on<br />

Bevan Boys in Finedon?- forgotten<br />

miners in Northants, and the<br />

challenges of oral history”<br />

The meeting will take place in the<br />

Mission Room, Well <strong>St</strong>reet Finedon at<br />

7-30pm.<br />

Admission to the evening is £2.50 for<br />

members and £3.50 for non members,<br />

afterwards light refreshments will be<br />

served.<br />

Help<br />

The society‟s next years (2018)<br />

exhibition is hoped will be the shops in<br />

“Finedon Past and Present”. If anyone<br />

has any photographs of shop fronts in<br />

the early 1900‟s to the 1970‟s we<br />

would be most grateful if you could<br />

loan them to us or donate them to the<br />

society. You may contact any member<br />

of the committee or contact me on<br />

681697. Many thanks.<br />

Michael Shipton<br />

A Musical Risotto<br />

“Die Welt der Musik kennt keine<br />

Grenzen” or “The world of music<br />

knows no boundaries!”<br />

Wellingborough Orpheus Choir and<br />

Querbeet, a small choir from Wittlich,<br />

Wellingborough‟s German twin town,<br />

will be giving a joint concert in <strong>St</strong><br />

Barnabas Church on Saturday 24th<br />

<strong>June</strong>.<br />

It will be a programme of light music<br />

from around the world, with each choir<br />

contributing individual items and<br />

coming together to perform Jonathan<br />

Willcocks‟ Musical Risotto, described<br />

as: “a marvellous stew of musical<br />

terms, presented with tongue planted<br />

firmly in the stylistic cheeks of Rossini,<br />

Handel, Beethoven et al”.<br />

The concert will start at 7.30 pm and<br />

tickets are just £5 (accompanied<br />

children under 12 free). Call 01604<br />

870318 or email<br />

maureen@thejetty.eclipse.co.uk to<br />

reserve yours in advance, buy them at<br />

Irvin‟s House of Flavour, High <strong>St</strong>reet,<br />

Wellingborough or pay at the door.<br />

Church Monthly Draw<br />

The results of the May church monthly<br />

draw are as follows:<br />

Total receipts of £251.00 are divided<br />

equally between the winners and the<br />

church funds. Winning numbers for the<br />

May monthly draw are:<br />

1st prize 301 £62.75<br />

2nd prize 310 £37.65<br />

3rd prize 211 £25.10<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 the<br />

first Sunday of the month, please<br />

contact Kathy Hobbs on 01933<br />

398794.<br />

Mothers Union<br />

For our next meeting as speaker we<br />

welcome Mrs. Margaret Burgon.<br />

Anyone wishing to come along for an<br />

enjoyable afternoon will be most<br />

welcome.<br />

The meeting will take place in the<br />

Mission Room at 2.30pm on Tuesday<br />

6th <strong>June</strong>.<br />

Diary Date: July 4th „<strong>St</strong>rawberry Tea‟.


Church of <strong>St</strong> Mary the<br />

Virgin Finedon<br />

Saturday<br />

24th <strong>June</strong><br />

The Green, Well <strong>St</strong>reet<br />

1.00 pm - 4.00 pm<br />

Hot Dogs from 1.00 pm<br />

Cream Teas 2.00 pm-4.00 pm<br />

Various stalls & activities including<br />

bottle, soft toys & children’s<br />

tombolas,<br />

Chidren’s ‘drawing of Fr Richard’<br />

competition<br />

KTP Motorcycle stand<br />

bric-a-brac, plants, children’s games,<br />

cakes, books, raffle<br />

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& refreshments


Marjorie’s Coffee<br />

Morning<br />

Thank you to everyone who<br />

supported me at the coffee morning.,<br />

The total raised was £457 which was<br />

donated to Guide Dogs for the blind.<br />

Townswomen’s Guild<br />

The next Townswomen's Guild<br />

meeting will be at 7.30 on 1st <strong>June</strong> in<br />

the Town Hall. The speaker will be<br />

Tracey Clarke whose subject is 'The<br />

Heritage and Future Development of<br />

Wicksteed Park'.<br />

There will be a picture quiz during the<br />

social half-hour, and the competition<br />

is for a childhood toy.<br />

National Gardens<br />

Scheme gardens open<br />

Gillian and John Ellison and Mary and<br />

<strong>St</strong>uart Hendry invite all garden lovers<br />

and others to visit their gardens at<br />

11 Thrapston Road and 67/69 High<br />

<strong>St</strong>reet, Finedon which are "open" on<br />

behalf of the National Gardens<br />

Scheme (supporting Macmillan<br />

Cancer Support, Marie Curie and<br />

many other caring charities).<br />

The dates are Sunday 4th and 25th<br />

<strong>June</strong> between 2.00 pm and 6.00 pm.<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary's</strong> Church will also be open<br />

with stewards on duty during these<br />

times.<br />

If the weather is kind to us during the<br />

summer months 67/69 High <strong>St</strong>reet<br />

might open as a "pop-up" garden<br />

during the afternoon or early evening.<br />

Details of such possible openings will<br />

be advertised on the National<br />

Gardens Scheme website ngs.org.uk<br />

Teas will be available at 67/69 High<br />

<strong>St</strong>reet provided by <strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary's</strong> Church<br />

and the Independent Wesleyan<br />

Chapel.<br />

Finedon Over 60’s<br />

Weekly meeting are held in the Bowls<br />

Club, Wellingborough Road from 1.45<br />

pm to 3.30 pm on Wednesday<br />

afternoons. Admission £1.00 plus<br />

raffle<br />

<strong>June</strong> Programme<br />

7th Margaret Aldridge - Hong Kong<br />

14th Day out to Hunstanton<br />

21st Finedon Schools Choir<br />

28th Graham Kinnersley - story with<br />

music<br />

Everyone welcome.<br />

FINEDON TREFOIL<br />

GUILD<br />

FINEDON TOWN<br />

SALE<br />

Saturday 10th <strong>June</strong><br />

<strong>2017</strong><br />

10.00am - 3.00pm<br />

Sell your unwanted items from<br />

your own drive or gateway<br />

£5 entry fee<br />

Contact Eileen on<br />

01933 680071<br />

Closing date 3rd <strong>June</strong><br />

Maps available on the day<br />

£1.00


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of Teachers of Dancing (NATD)<br />

exams.<br />

Also this year Christy Ann Wilson,<br />

who has been with Nicola since the<br />

age of 4, passed her dance teaching<br />

exams.<br />

The profits from SUMMER SPECIAL<br />

will be put towards the costs of extra<br />

facilities for the studio.<br />

Jonathan, Nicola and the cast would<br />

love to see The <strong>St</strong>ar Hall full so that<br />

they can raise the maximum amount<br />

of funds to enhance the facilities that<br />

provide so many youngsters with a<br />

fantastic hobby that builds<br />

confidence, fitness, concentration<br />

levels and teamwork.<br />

<strong>St</strong> <strong>Mary's</strong> Thursday<br />

Club<br />

Summer Special -<br />

Saturday 15th July,<br />

7.30pm<br />

Jonathan Reynolds‟ production of<br />

SUMMER SPECIAL will feature some<br />

star hall favourites including James<br />

Reynolds, Neil Richardson, Claire<br />

Emery along with a few new faces to<br />

the stage at the atmospheric theatre.<br />

The vocalists will be joined on stage<br />

by members the Finedon <strong>St</strong>udio of<br />

The Barbara Hooton School of<br />

Dancing. Nicola Large, who runs the<br />

studio, will be busy choreographing a<br />

number of routines for the show. The<br />

studio provides dancing lessons for<br />

over 60 Finedon youngsters and has<br />

recently had a magnificent 100%<br />

pass rate in the National Association<br />

For <strong>June</strong>‟s meeting we are having an<br />

evening cruise and meal at <strong>St</strong>oke<br />

Bruerne.<br />

If you are interested in becoming a<br />

member please call Louise on 07581<br />

556417 for further details. We usually<br />

meet once a month on the 4th<br />

Thursday (evening). We also run a<br />

mums and tots group during school<br />

term time. The group meets on a<br />

Thursday afternoon at The Mission<br />

Room from 1.30pm - 3pm. Anyone<br />

wishing to join us will be made very<br />

welcome.<br />

A big thank you goes out to everyone<br />

involved in our Annual Children's<br />

Society Box Opening, whether it be<br />

collecting, counting the money or<br />

being a box holder. We raised<br />

£665.28. If you would be interested<br />

in having a box please get in touch<br />

with us.


Finedon Community<br />

Centre Events<br />

Autumn Barn Dance - Saturday 7th<br />

October at 7.30pm<br />

Due to the tremendous support and<br />

enjoyment at our Barn Dances, we<br />

have booked the live Band 'KELLY'S<br />

EYE' with caller once again.<br />

We will have a licensed Real Ale bar<br />

plus supper to keep the energy levels<br />

up. Tickets are £12 each including a<br />

chicken & chip supper or<br />

a vegetarian option.<br />

To book tickets for you and your<br />

friends for another great night out of<br />

entertainment, dancing, food and a<br />

bar please email:<br />

finedoncommunitycentre@gmail.com<br />

or call Pam on: 01933 398377<br />

Christmas Market & Craft Fair –<br />

Sunday 26th November<br />

11.00 am – 3.00 pm<br />

Our Christmas Market & Craft Fair is<br />

back again with up to 30 stalls with<br />

gifts suitable for all ages and all<br />

pockets! As well as children's fun and<br />

activities to encourage families we<br />

have our own ever popular Grotto for<br />

Father Christmas, as he never losses<br />

his appeal!<br />

We are looking for a good mix of<br />

stalls and try to keep stall duplication<br />

as low as possible by asking stall<br />

holders to inform us on the booking<br />

form what they intend to sell. With<br />

this in mind if you know of any<br />

stallholders that may be interested<br />

including yourself, please tell them<br />

about us.<br />

<strong>St</strong>alls are £12 each on Sunday 26th<br />

November and forms can be<br />

obtained from Pam on 01933 398377<br />

or email:<br />

finedoncommunitycentre@gmail.com<br />

Tindene Entertainers<br />

Fresh off the back of two consecutive<br />

NODA award nominations,<br />

Tingdene Entertainers proudly<br />

present their annual show Cockney's<br />

& Cowboys.<br />

The show follows the life at a London<br />

Market and Wild West Saloon,<br />

featuring a variety of dance and solo<br />

and choral musical numbers.<br />

Tickets are only £9.00 adults. £7.00<br />

concessions and can be bought by<br />

ringing the box office on 01933<br />

680680.<br />

We look forward to seeing you there.<br />

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In My Day<br />

the ramblings of Hubert James<br />

In my day it was about this time of<br />

year that us kids first spotted the<br />

summer holidays on the horizon.<br />

Course, before we got to the 11 Plus<br />

we hadn‟t a care in the world. There<br />

was none of the pressure of constant<br />

testing or comparisons with other<br />

schools. If you lived in the town you<br />

automatically went to the town‟s infant<br />

and junior schools.<br />

The teachers were a lot more relax<br />

back then. Even the school bullies<br />

walked around with smiles on their<br />

faces and looked for imaginative ways<br />

to exercise their childish cruelty.<br />

The teachers had a chance to move<br />

away from the curriculum and include<br />

a bit of fun with the syllabus. There<br />

was usually a large dollop of artistic<br />

licence served up, which often meant<br />

an art project.<br />

The first one I remember involved<br />

Rock Salt. I expect you know that in<br />

them days salt came in brick form not<br />

cruet shaped. Mr Craddock the<br />

deputy head took responsibility for<br />

P.E. and Art. He managed to procure<br />

some bricks of salt and some blunt<br />

modelling tools then let us loose to<br />

model our favourite animal. The salt<br />

flew about like apple blossom on a<br />

windy day, which would have been<br />

alright but the lesson coincided with<br />

the arrival of our free milk.<br />

In my day we all had a third of pint<br />

each morning provided by a grateful<br />

nation and hardworking Friesians.<br />

This was pre UHT and MHT<br />

(Margaret Hilda Thatcher). On this<br />

particular morning the salt found its<br />

way into the milk bottles. The result<br />

was not a pleasant drink.<br />

So the next year Mr C adopted a<br />

different track. He got hold of some<br />

clay from Grayson and Perry‟s Quarry<br />

in Bozeat and we all had a go at<br />

throwing a pot.<br />

You can imagine how messy this<br />

could get. For most of us wearing an<br />

apron kept us pretty clean. However,<br />

some of the scrawnier, feeble seven<br />

year olds didn‟t have the strength to<br />

control a pound of wet clay. Again, Mr<br />

Craddock came up with a<br />

solution. He borrowed a few old<br />

farmers‟ smocks from the Farm<br />

Museum near Hollerton. They weren‟t<br />

quite up to the sort artists and Trawler<br />

men wear but they kept the frail kids<br />

clean.<br />

Unfortunately, those bullies got hold<br />

of them and at playtime bunged them<br />

back on the delicate flowers and<br />

threw mud pies at them. A hurtful and<br />

hateful attack on the innocent for<br />

humorous affect maybe, but we all<br />

kept our heads down when the big<br />

boys suggested a game of „Smock<br />

the Weak‟.


All Are Called<br />

T<br />

his month sees the ordination of a<br />

new group of deacons and priests<br />

in our Cathedral. There is a<br />

national shortage of clergy, and some of<br />

our recent parochial vacancies have<br />

taken longer to fill than is ideal, so we<br />

rejoice that men and women of all ages,<br />

and not least some younger men and<br />

women with a whole lifetime of ministry<br />

ahead of them, are coming forward to be<br />

ordained. Alongside<br />

those offering for<br />

stipendiary ministry, we<br />

are now seeing an<br />

upturn in those offering<br />

for self-supporting<br />

ministry too. We<br />

express our gratitude to<br />

those in training and to<br />

those to be ordained,<br />

and our congratulations<br />

to our vocations team<br />

and those responsible<br />

for our intern schemes,<br />

as their hard work bears<br />

fruit.<br />

Within the diocesan team, I carry a<br />

responsibility for the spiritual oversight of<br />

financial matters, and some of you will<br />

recognise that I was one of the<br />

signatories to a letter sent on behalf of<br />

the Diocesan Board of Finance to the<br />

parishes at the beginning of Lent,<br />

encouraging renewed efforts to bring in<br />

the level of parish share that our frontline<br />

clergy costs and our diocesan growth<br />

strategy require. I apologise to any who<br />

found the tone of that letter offensive, yet<br />

the overwhelming response has been<br />

positive and it has been both a relief and<br />

a joy to see an upturn in parish share<br />

payments, and again I want to use this<br />

opportunity to express gratitude for all the<br />

hard work and sacrificial giving that<br />

this represents.<br />

Clergy and laity alike, we are all<br />

called to play our part in the mission<br />

and ministry of the church, in<br />

proclaiming, by word and by deed, the<br />

good news of God‟s love for his world.<br />

Part of that responsibility includes<br />

finding the resources to fund that<br />

mission and ministry. Yet<br />

we are all called not simply<br />

to provide the resources to<br />

fund that mission and<br />

ministry, but to actively<br />

participate in it too. Eastern<br />

Orthodox Christians speak<br />

of “the liturgy after the<br />

liturgy”, the week-long work<br />

of God in which we are all<br />

called to participate.<br />

May the example of those<br />

kneeling before the Bishop<br />

to be ordained later this<br />

month, whether or not we are there in<br />

person to witness it happening, serve<br />

as an encouragement to us all to<br />

recognise our own vocations, our own<br />

calling to be active in the service of<br />

Our Lord, spreading his love and<br />

peace and joy amongst the<br />

communities to which we belong.<br />

May God bless you in his service<br />

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Diocese of Peterborough - <strong>Magazine</strong> Resource - <strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />

Produced by the Diocesan Office, The Palace, Peterborough PE1 1YB<br />

01733 887000 www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk


Bishop Donald in our link diocese of Seoul, Korea<br />

ishop Donald was in Korea to join the<br />

consecration of the new Bishop of Seoul<br />

B Diocese, Peter Lee, which took place on<br />

25 April <strong>2017</strong>.<br />

While there, Bishop Donald met with the<br />

Youth Club from <strong>St</strong> Bede‟s Church in<br />

Daehakro. They took him to visit the ancient<br />

city wall, Hanyangdoseong, at the top of Mount<br />

Naksan. This designated historic site,<br />

translated literally as the Seoul City Wall, was<br />

built to protect the city of Soeul against<br />

invaders in 1396 during the Joseon Dynasty.<br />

Bishop Donald gave a sermon at the Youth<br />

Club‟s church on Sunday 23 April.<br />

His sermon is available at http://<br />

crosskeysmag.org.uk/?p=1879<br />

Mon 5 <strong>June</strong>, Quiet Day at Launde Abbey LE7<br />

9XB 10am-4.30pm. Three Good Things I’ve<br />

forgotten about me – but God hasn’t Led by<br />

Hilary Surridge, £26 to include coffee, lunch &<br />

tea. More info: 01572 717254 or<br />

www.laundeabbey.org.uk/<br />

Tues 6 & 13 <strong>June</strong>, Lunchtime Recitals 1pm-<br />

1.45pm at Peterborough, <strong>St</strong> John the Baptist<br />

PE1 1XB. 45 mins of talks or concerts. Café<br />

opens from 12noon. Free, suggested donation<br />

£4. More info: stjohnscic.wordpress.com<br />

Sat 17 - Sun 18 <strong>June</strong>, Quilt and Flower<br />

Festival at Broughton NN14 1LU. 10am-4pm<br />

More Info from Fran Osborne 01536 790299 or<br />

<strong>June</strong> <strong>2017</strong> events<br />

franozz@btinternet.com<br />

Rededication of Cotterstock, <strong>St</strong> Andrew’s<br />

Bells. PE8 5HD. Sat 3-Sun 4 <strong>June</strong>, visit the<br />

bells as well as art by Angela Wright, 12noon-<br />

4pm. Rededication Service Sun 18 <strong>June</strong><br />

6pm. Bishop Donald will hold a special service<br />

and ring the bells for the first time<br />

Sat 24 <strong>June</strong>, The Guildenburgh Choir at<br />

Christ the Carpenter PE1 4PE. 7.30pm £5<br />

Including refreshments during interval<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


<strong>June</strong><br />

Town Diary<br />

September<br />

1st<br />

5th<br />

4th<br />

6th<br />

7th<br />

10th<br />

14/<br />

17th<br />

17th<br />

7.30 TG Town Hall, Tracey Clarke „Heritage<br />

and future developments of Wicksteed Park<br />

RBL Highlights of my army career Major<br />

(ret‟d) Jake Baker VR JR<br />

National Gardens Scheme gardens open<br />

6pm Evensong <strong>St</strong> Mary‟ Church<br />

9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club<br />

2.30 Mothers‟ Union, Mission Room<br />

7pm Taize Service, <strong>St</strong> Mary‟s Church<br />

10-3pm Finedon town sale<br />

Tingdene Entertainers, Cockneys &<br />

Cowboys, <strong>St</strong>ar Hall<br />

7.30pm Evening Concert, <strong>St</strong> Mary‟s Church<br />

4th<br />

7th<br />

17th<br />

25th<br />

October<br />

2nd<br />

5th<br />

7th<br />

RBL Fish & chips<br />

7.30 TG Town Hall, Social Evening with<br />

seasonal refreshments<br />

Wesleyan Chapel Harvest<br />

7.30 History Society, Mission Room,<br />

Richard III and the Greyfriars dig.<br />

RBL First WW through the magic lantern,<br />

Kevin Varty<br />

7.30 TG Town Hall, Fish & Chip supper with<br />

Beetle Drive<br />

7.30 Autumn Barn Dance, Community<br />

Centre<br />

20th<br />

9.45 Coffee Morning, Bowls Club<br />

8th<br />

6pm Wesleyan Chapel Thank Offering<br />

service<br />

24th<br />

<strong>St</strong> Mary‟s Church Summer Fete on the<br />

Green<br />

23rd<br />

7.30 History Society, Mission Room,<br />

The History of Toys.<br />

25th<br />

26th<br />

National Gardens Scheme gardens open<br />

7.30 History Society, Mission Room,<br />

The Bevan Boys in Finedon<br />

28th<br />

November<br />

Jonathan Reynolds presents „Finedon‟s got<br />

talent too‟<br />

July<br />

2nd<br />

7.30 TG Town Hall, Kate Wills, „For those in<br />

peril of the sea‟ Britains‟s Lighthouses.<br />

6th<br />

7.30 TG Town Hall, 69th Birthday Party<br />

with an Evening of Magic with <strong>St</strong>eve Dimmer.<br />

6th<br />

RBL AGM<br />

3rd<br />

RBL Chat night<br />

26th<br />

11-3 Christmas Market & Craft Fair<br />

15th<br />

24th<br />

August<br />

3rd<br />

7th<br />

21st<br />

Jonathan Reynolds presents „Summer<br />

Special‟ <strong>St</strong>ar Hall.<br />

7.30 History Society, Mission Room,<br />

The History of Broadcasting<br />

7.30 TG Town Hall, Alistair Borland „Bikers,<br />

Blood & Babies<br />

RBL Concert parties in WWI & Meat Raffle<br />

7.30 History Society, Mission Room, The<br />

Last Naval Hero. A Local Man<br />

15<br />

27th<br />

December<br />

1st<br />

2nd<br />

4th<br />

8th<br />

7.30 History Society, Mission Room AGM<br />

TG Christmas Party with entertainment,<br />

Jonathan Reynolds and friends<br />

11-2pm Wesleyan Chapel Christmas<br />

Bazaar<br />

RBL Quiz night with Meat Raffle<br />

RBL Christmas Party

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