Nov 2018

ISSUE 145 NOVEMBER 2018 

SUMMER 2018 

PARISH NEWS 

Magazine of the parishes of Market Rasen, Legsby, Linwood and Lissington 

A letter from the 

Rector… 

R e v e r e n d S t e v e 

discusses Remembrance 

Day , see page 4 

A letter from the 

Bishop… 

This months letter comes 

f ro m t h e B i s h o p o f 

Grimsby. See page 5 

EMMAUS 

Emmaus is our group 

for 30-50 year olds. See 

the calendar for our 

next meeting. 

MINI MESSY CHURCH 

Group for pre-school 

age families meets 

Wednesdays 

10.00-11.30am 

MESSY CHURCH 

All ages welcome 

getting messy with 

craft, fun, worship and 

food. See Calendar 

SERVICES 

& 

EVENTS 

What’s On ? 

Find out about our 

regular services and 

events on page 8 

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How to find us… 


Welcome to the Parish Church of 

St. Thomas, Market Rasen. The church 

is situated in the centre of the town 

and sits proudly at the back of the 

market square. The main entrance is 

on the south side and can be accessed 

from the market place, and footpaths 

leading to the north side and to the 

east side. 

How to contact us… 

RECTOR : REVEREND STEPHEN JOHNSON 

Phone : 01673 844 770 

Mobile : 07766 411 090 

Email: rector@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

CURATE: REVEREND CLAIRE WALKER 

Phone : 01673 844 521 

Mobile : 07495 190 310 

Email: curate@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

CHURCH CHRIS MIDDLETON 07971 978 037 

WARDENS: verger@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

SUE TRUELOVE 07484619678 

warden2@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

DEPUTY JENNY GOULSBRA 

WARDENS: MARCUS HYDE 

VERGER: CHRIS MIDDLETON 07971 978 037 

verger@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

TREASURER: DAVID HILL 01673 844 577 

treasurer@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

ORGANIST: PETER TWIDELL 

SAFEGUARDING: SHEILA LAMMING 01673 842 275 

safeguarding@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

You can visit us online at…. 

www.stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

@stthomasmarketrasen 

@StThomasMR 

The Rectory 

3B Caistor Road 

Market Rasen 

LN8 3HY 

Turnstone 

Willingham Road 

Market Rasen 

LN8 3RE 

Parish News Team 

To submit articles and material for 

inclusion in the Parish News contact: Mal 

parishnews@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

For advertising contact: Chris 

verger@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

Editor: Marcus 

editor@stthomasmarketrasen.org.uk 

Dear Lord, this Magazine is published in your 

honour: Grant that all through whose hands it passes 

may be blessed with a sense of your presence, and 

strengthened in their faith. 

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A Letter from the Rector 

Dear Friends, 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: 

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. 

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, 

We will remember them. 

On the 11th November 2018, we will be joined by the Royal British Legion, Bishop David and 

people from across the town of Market Rasen for our annual service of Remembrance. It is 100 

years since the Armistice was signed, since the guns fell silent. To mark this a poppy tribute 

made up of hundreds of knitted poppies has been hung on the side of the tower, flowing around 

to the Church porch. 

I would like to express my grateful thanks to all who have knitted poppies, helped to attach 

them to the camouflage nets and those who have organised the tribute. It has been really good 

to see so many people, both within the Church and from across our town, surrounding villages 

and in some cases across the world, work together to help create this wonderful tribute as we 

mark the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice. 

Remembrance Sunday draws human beings together in a way that is unique. Young and old 

gather to remember and reflect, each allowing some aspect of the reality of war to touch their 

lives. Some who gather will bring new or not so new memories of active service, a personal 

memory. For others they still live with the effects of war today as a result of past experiences. 

Some will carry in their heart the memory of a special loved one who made the ultimate 

sacrifice. 

On Remembrance Sunday, I am moved not only by the sight of the Poppy but by the silence . 

Silence that is calm and mutual, a recognition that what matters is so much more than we can 

ever say. The silence of Armistice Day – the silence of Remembrance Sunday - it is the 

recognition that in order to do justice to what has happened, to do justice to the cost of war, to 

say thank you to those involved 100 years ago – we need to be silent together. 

In the silence as we reflect, it is empathy that makes us want not only peace and prosperity for 

ourselves, but makes us strive for the peace that passes all understanding, for all people that 

dwell on earth. 

Peace must be what we all strive for. It is what the Old Testament prophet Micah foresaw, and 

what Jesus taught us. The work of peace and reconciliation needs to be the subject of prayer. 

Our Christian faith, our common human morality impels us to work for it with all our might. It 

must come from our remembrance of those who have given their lives in war; those injured in 

conflict and for their families and loved ones. 

It is through our prayers and our voice that peace will emerge. It will not come if we forget; it 

won’t happen if we wait for others to work for it. 

So as we gather on the 11th November 2018, at 11am, let us in the silence say “Thank You” to 

all who served, sacrificed and changed our world. 

God bless 

Steve 

We will remember them 

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A Letter from the Bishop 

‘…they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears 

into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, 

neither shall they learn war any more; but they shall all sit under 

their own vines and under their own fig trees, and no one shall 

make them afraid…’ 

(Micah 4:3b,4a, NRSV). 

These are words which speak of a future hope, a world at peace, a real peace, and not just 

the absence of conflict, a sense of wellbeing, of living in harmony with the world we’ve been 

given to share, of wanting the best for those we’ve been given to share that world with. 

Words I was reminded of recently in conversation with a Russian Second Lieutenant on one 

of the ships at Immingham Docks, as he spoke in broken English of what he saw as the 

natural desire of all peoples to live like that – and his frustration at what he saw as the leaders 

of the nations, his own included, in failing to be able to achieve that. 

And they are good words as we remember this month the ending of the Great War, the world’s 

first example of what became known as ‘total war’. ‘It’ll all be over by Christmas’ the British 

Army were told – 1,568 days later, 888,246 British lives were lost. Nine to 15 million lives lost 

in total. Sixty-five million men from 30 countries involved. The ‘war to end all wars’ was what 

was hoped for then. 

As Christians we know that ultimately the challenge of peace is not one of political solutions, 

important as they may be, but one of dealing with the human heart. 

That is actually what the passage in Micah looks forward to. A time when all men and women 

look to the ‘mountain of the Lord, the house of the God of Jacob’ and have their hearts and 

minds transformed by him, which then brings in that universal peace, which we all long to live 

in. 

That’s the ultimate vision, the ultimate hope – but until then, being peacekeepers, 

peacemakers in the different places we find ourselves in is something each of us is called to 

do, and something our world still desperately needs. 

With every blessing, 

Bishop David 

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SINGING for HEALTH 

The Children’s Society. 


Did you know that singing is good for your health? Singing releases 

endorphins in the brain that make us all feel better about ourselves and 

exercises that help us to stand and sing properly loosen up our joints. Vocal 

and breathing techniques can help us breathe better and getting out to meet 

others and have a laugh while learning something together is an added 

bonus. 

An 8 week course begins in mid-January 2019 here at St Thomas’ in Market 

Rasen. The sessions will take place on Friday afternoons. The cost will be 

£12 per person for the whole course (£1.50 per session) which is payable in 

full at the start; every penny will be donated to St Thomas’. 

If you are NOT a strong or confident singer and can’t read music – this may 

well be for you. You just have to want to give it a go, be able to get yourself 

to the venue and attend regularly as the activities build up week on week. 

The exercises are not difficult, and most of the music is reasonably well 

known and easy to sing for most. What happens afterwards is entirely up to 

you. 

To know more and/or register interest, ring Jackie on 01507 313141 by 30 

December 2018. 

Go on! What have you got to lose? 

Many thanks to those who have ordered Children’s Society Christmas Cards. The cards 

already ordered will be delivered in the middle of November but It is not too late to place 

an order; the cards will be on display after the 10am service this month on the 4 th and 

18 th . If you wish to make other arrangements to view the cards please contact me on 

842257. 

If you are a Society House Box Holder please hand in your Box to me or to Jenny by 

Sunday 25 th November. 

The annual Christingle Service will take place at St Thomas’ on Advent Sunday, 2 nd 

December at 3pm. The pupils of the Primary School will, as usual, be participating in the 

Service which is always a joyful and exciting start to the Advent season leading to 

Christmas. We will also be joined by families from Mini Messy Church, Messy Church and 

Children’s Church. Hope to see you there! 

Mal 

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NOVEMBER 2018 SERVICES & EVENTS 

Sunday in 

Market Rasen 

4th November 2018 

(1st Sunday) 

4th before Advent 

8.00am Holy Communion (BCP) 

Rev Steve 

10.00 am Holy Communion (CW) 

with Children’s Church Preside 

Rev Claire/Preach Rev Steve 

3.00pm Service of Light 


(2nd Sunday) 

3rd before Advent 

8.30am Holy Communion (CW) 

Rev Canon David Atkinson 

9.30am British Legion 

Remembrance Sunday Service 

with Children’s Church (CW) Rev 

Steve/Rev Claire/Bishop of 

Grimsby Preaching 

11.00am Remembrance Service 

at the Cenotaph 



(3rd Sunday) 

2nd before Advent 

10.00am Holy Communion with 

Children’s Church(CW) Preside 

Rev Claire Walker/Preach Rev 

Steve Johnson 

In the 

villages 

1.30pm Baptism at Legsby 

4.15pm Messy Church 

8am Holy Communion (BCP at St 

John the Baptist, Lissington Rev 

Steve 


at St Cornelius, Linwood - Rev 

Claire 

In the 

Week 

Mon 5th November 

9.00am Morning Prayer 

St Thomas, Market Rasen 

12.30pm Food for thought meets 

in Church Rooms (see poster for 

details) 

Tue 6th November 



7.30pm PCC meeting 

Wed 7th November 



10-11.30am Mini Messy Church 

Church Rooms 

7.15pm Choir Practice 

7.30pm Bell Ringing Practice 

Thur 8th November 


St Thomas Market Rasen Rev 

Claire 

2pm-4pm Annual Gritter Blessing 

at Willingham Road Depot 

Fri 9th November 



Sat 10th November 

10.00am-12noon Coffee morning 

in support of Mesothelioma, 

including a raffle and cake stall 

7.00pm-10.00pm 

Emmaus Group meets at The 

Rectory 








9.00am Morning Prayer St 

Thomas, Market Rasen 


Church Rooms 






Claire 

10.30am Holy Communion at The 

Poplars 



St Thomas Market Rasen 






details) 




Wed 21st November 

9.00am Morning Prayer at St 



Church Rooms 



Thurs 22nd November 



Claire 

Fri 23rd November 



Sat 24th November 

10.00am-4.00pm Christmas Fair 

in Church Rooms 

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NOVEMBER 2018 SERVICES & EVENTS 


(4th Sunday) 

Christ the King 

10.00am Holy Communion with 

Children’s Church(CW) 

Preside/Preach Rev Claire Walker 

6.30pm Evensong at 

Lissington 

2nd December 2018 

(1st Sunday) 

Advent Sunday 


Rev Claire 

10.00 am Holy Communion (CW) 

with Children’s Church Preside 

Rev Steve/Preach Rev Claire 

3.00pm Christingle Service 


ADVENT COURSES 

Details of our 2018 Advent 

course will be available 

shortly - please see pew 

sheets in church. 











Church Rooms 






Steve 




Mon 3rd December 





details) 

Tues 4th December 



Wed 5th December 




Church Rooms 



Thur 6th December 



Claire 

Fri 7th December 



Bingo night at 

Fletcher Court 

Thank you to Sue and Willie 

and everybody at Fletcher 

Court for organising a very 

successful evening. We 

raised £187.00 for church 

funds. 

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St. Thomas’ 

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed in any 

way towards our impressive and poignant poppy displays. 

These photos show just a small piece of the work that has 

been going on in the church rooms since June. Donations 

of poppies have come from near and far - over 4000 in 

total! People have knitted, crocheted, sewn and otherwise 

created beautiful poppies. Others have kindly donated 

wool, buttons, wires, 

hundreds of cable ties, 

netting and ropes. Some 

have carefully attached 

the poppies or strung 

them around the pillars in 

church and we have kindly 

been loaned camouflage netting. 

Many people have tirelessly given their time and the 

result of all this generosity is a striking and moving 

piece of artwork (both inside and outside our church) 

which honours the sacrifices made in war and marks 

the 100 th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918. 

In our tribute, you will find some blue ‘cornflowers’: 

these are in remembrance of French soldiers who also 

gave their lives for our freedom. You will also find 

some purple poppies: these are to recognise the fallen 

animals that also served our country. 

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Poppy Tribute 

We are very proud of what our community has 

achieved and you are invited to a service of 

dedication of the tribute at 12 noon on Tuesday 6th 

November followed by refreshments in the Church 

Room. 

As you look upon our wonderful poppy tribute, 

please offer up a prayer for peace. In the words of 

John Lennon, “All we are saying is ‘Give peace a 

chance’”. 

Julia Pullen 

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Fun at Mini Messy Church 

G re a t f u n t h i s w e e k 

hearing a story that Jesus 

told about 2 men who built 

houses on the rock and 

sand. The construction of 

our house to colour was a 

great hit. 

Our Mini Messy Church meets every…. 

Wednesday* 

10.00am - 11.30am 

St. Thomas’ Church Rooms 

(*term time only) 

FUN - CRAFT - WORSHIP - FOOD 

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CHRISTINGLE SERVICE 

St. Thomas’ Church, Market Rasen 

Sunday 2nd December 

3.00pm 

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St. Thomas’ Christmas services 

2nd December 2018 3pm Christingle Service 

18th December 2018 3pm Quiet Christmas Service 

19th December 2018 7pm Carols for All 

24th December 2018 

10.30am Crib Service 

11.30pm Midnight Mass 

25th December 2018 10am Christmas Day Communion 

Service 

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Celebrating Harvest at Messy Church. 


It was brilliant to welcome some new families to Messy Church in October as we met to 

celebrate Harvest. We all had great fun exploring the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 by 

trying to stamp, print, paint or glue 5000 people onto our huge paper and making our own 

edible picnic baskets of 5 loaves and 2 fish. We also made bread dough to take home and 

bake and jelly gardens to have for our pudding. We learnt where lots of the foods we eat 

every day are produced and packed as well as trying our hand at a spot of fishing! 

If you came into church in the two weeks following our celebration you may have seen our 

special thanksgiving bunting which celebrated our favourite foods, too. 

Later we sang the Harvest Samba, prayed with bread dough and, due to a technical hitch, 

invented our own special version of ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands’ – including 

dinosaurs and elephants! 

As usual, the fun was all topped off with a lovely meal together. We’re really looking 

forward to the next one on Sunday 11 th November when we will be thinking about 

Remembering – hope to see you there! 

Rev. Claire Walker 

Historical article - 

First published in St. Thomas’ Parish News February 1962 

A Warmer Church 

I hope that you have noticed that the church has been warmer since 

Christmas. This is because the P.C.C. decided to keep the heating system 

working all through the week for the time being. A building as big as the church 

does not get properly warmed if it is only heated at week-ends. The difference is 

certainly noticeable. I was told during some cold weather in January that the 

church was the warmest place in town, and no one has spoken like that before. 

As people discover that the church is no longer a cold place from Monday until 

Saturday, they may also be encouraged to make more use of it during the week. 

I hope so, anyway. 

Of course, it means that we are using much more coke, and coke is very 

expensive. We shall have to review the situation when we know quite what the 

extra cost has been. 

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From the Parish Registers 

No Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals recorded this month 

“A Service of Light” 

remembering our departed loved-ones 

On the Sunday 4th November at 3pm.at St Thomas’ Church, we will be holding our 

“Service of Light” for our faithful departed. This is a service that has grown in value not 

only for our church members but for the many families that we have helped during the 

difficult days of the death of a loved-one and during the bereavement that follows. 

It is a peaceful, quiet and prayerful service in which we give thanks to God for the lives of 

our departed loved-ones and have time to reflect on our past and future. There is an 

opportunity to join with other members of the congregation in lighting a candle in memory 

of your loved-ones and as we do this their names are read aloud. 

You are warmly invited to stay for refreshments after the service. 

LOUTH AND DISTRICT 

VOLUNTARY CAR SERVICE 

Head Office Louth Telephone 01507 609 535 

There are drivers all around the local area. The 

nearest can be contacted on 01673 828 154 

Cost £4 for up to a 10 mile round trip - thereafter, 

40p per mile. 

Hours Monday to Thursday 10.00am - 4.00pm 

Friday 10.00am - 1.00pm 

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Prayers Page 

Please Pray for the sick and the housebound : 

Elizabeth and Rev David Inkpin, Betty Greathead, Mollie Sykes, Rev Victor 

Searle-Barnes, Joan Franklin, Molly Smith, Lesley Hyde, Nick Lowes, Crystal 

Derbyshire, Irene Evans, Delia Dowse, Audrey Ward, Ken Parrott, Pam 

Woodcock, and Grace Tompkins. 

Pray also for……. 

Those affected by the famine and civil war in Yemen; the continuing refugee 

crisis; the political situation in Europe and the Brexit negotiations; our political 

parties in the UK; for the environment; our local schools, Market Rasen 

Church of England Primary School, Legsby Primary School and De Aston; the 

Deanery of West Wold; for charities who support the homeless; the families 

coming to Mini Messy Church, Messy Church and our Children’s Church; The 

Poplars & Waterloo House. 

We offer a personal, professional and high 

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• Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas 

For a free initial consultation please contact 

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ADVERTISEMENT 

Emmaus Group 

St. Thomas’ Emmaus Group is aimed at 

people aged 30-50 years, who meet 

together to share in Christian friendship 

and fellowship together with food and 

fun. Our activities include walks, games 

evenings in church rooms, meals at 

local restaurants, ten-pin bowling, bring 

and share meals and more. Our next 

meeting will be… 

10th November 

7pm-10pm 

American Theme 

Bring and Share at the Rectory 

For further info please contact Rev Steve 

All Welcome 

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SUDOKU 

RULES OF PLAY 

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column and every 3x3 box contains each 

of the numbers 1 to 9 only once - no 

maths is involved, just logic and 

reasoning. 


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COFFEE 

MORNING 

in aid of 

10 th November 

10am - 12noon 

in 

St. Thomas’ 

Church Rooms 

Raffle & Cake Stall 

everyone welcome 

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‘Come and Sing’ event at St James Church, Louth 

The Louth Choral Society is hosting a “Come and Sing” day at St James Church, 

Louth on Saturday 17 November. 

In three rehearsal sessions, the choir’s Musical Director, Allan Smith, will lead the 

singers through a selection of favourite choruses composed by Bach and Handel. 

The atmosphere will be very relaxed and participants will have the opportunity to 

sit with members of the choir and other experienced singers. A basic ability to read 

music will be an advantage but is not essential. 

Registration commences at 10am and the concert will commence at 4pm. The cost 

of taking part is £10 (Under 25 free). Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. 

The fee includes the loan of the vocal score containing all the music to be 

rehearsed and performed. 

The day will end with a concert performance, which will be free of charge to 

anyone. Audience members will be invited to donate whatever they think the 

performance was worth at the end! 

If you wish to take part in this event, please telephone 01472 840234 or email 

louthchoralsociety@btopenworld.com 

Further details will be on www.louthchoral.co.uk. If you would like to come to the 

concert, just come along! 

Louth Choral Society’s next regular concert will be "Sing Nöel" on Saturday 22 

December; further information to follow. 

ADVENT DEANERY SERVICE 

The Advent Deanery Service will take place this year on Sunday December 9 th 

(6pm) at St Peter and St Paul’s Church Caistor. This is not Advent Sunday, but 

the Sunday following and will be held on the weekend of the launch of the 

Caistor Church Christmas Tree Festival. We hope as usual to form a Deanery 

Choir. Please come if you can with choir meeting at 4-30pm at the church. 

THE ARCHDEACON OF STOW VEN MARK STEADMAN WILL PREACH. 

Information from West Wold Deanery Secretary Peter Thompson on 

thompsonjpeter@gmail.com 

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