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OUR CHURCH BUILDING MAY BE CLOSED, BUT THE

CHURCH IS STILL HERE from Revd Ben

Many of you will have heard the prime minister say that places

of worship may be opening in July. Although this may be the

case, I am not able to confirm this for Newbold Parish Church

at the moment.

Any plans for us to reopen will be based on information

coming from the Archbishop’s office, not parliament. If we are

to reopen it will need some very careful planning and some

significant safety protocols. However, for the time being, we

remain closed. I have now been given permission, by Bishop

Libby, to enter the building, along with one family member, for

private prayer or to record online content.

However, our online services are very active!

All of our videos of services, Bible readings, reflections and a

song or two can be found on Youtube: Search on your

browser for — Newbold Parish Church Youtube

You can access regular updates via our website:

www.newboldparishchurch.org.uk

Note that The Evangelist is on the website if you want to look

at any of the pictures in this edition in colour.

Our Facebook page is updated daily:

www.facebook.com/newboldparishchurch

As mentioned previously, if you, or someone you know, would

like prayer at this time, please contact:

Revd Ben 450374, or Revd Rhoda 07838316610,

or email us: info@newboldparishchurch.org.uk

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FROM THE CURATE Revd Rhoda

June 1st will be 10 weeks since the prime minster announced

the lockdown, and 3 weeks since some of the restrictions

were lessened. I don’t know how that makes you feel, but, to

me, it certainly feels like we are in this for the long-haul.

In the church calendar, we are now in what is known as

ordinary time, meaning ordered or numbered time. The great

festival of Eastertide, lasting 50 days from Easter to Pentecost

has ended, and we have a long stretch before us until Advent

begins at the beginning of December.

I found even Eastertide was hard to celebrate this year,

without being able to meet together. And, we still don’t know

when this will end, and whenever it happens, it’s likely to be

gradual with lots of restrictions.

Facing ordinary time with no celebrations in sight feels extra

challenging to me. Where is God in the ordinary? We know

that life doesn’t consist of

constant festivals, constant

mountain top experiences.

Life consists of downs and

plateaus as well as ups.

Where is God then?

For me, it’s about knowing

and trusting that God stands

alongside of us whatever

happens, and that as a

community we are all standing

together too as we pray for each other and keep in touch by

phone and other means. The image above shows this

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(designed and reproduced with kind permission of St Peter’s

Belper). We are together even though we are physically apart,

and the cross reminds us that God suffers with us, in solidarity

with our situation.

This month’s edition includes the readings and collect prayers

for the Sunday’s in June (pages 24 & 25), which you may

want to use to supplement your Prayer Resources Booklet

sent at the beginning of the lockdown.

We have been using the group video software Zoom for

Morning Prayer, and for the Pastoral Care Team group

meeting, and we are hoping to trial it for the coffee morning

☕ in June (see page 27 for more details)

Let’s continue to encourage one another.

Every blessing 🙏

ANSWERS TO THE LONDON EMOJI QUIZ (MAY 2020, P. 41)

Many congratulations to Millie who got 19/20 correct 😊

Adrian will ensure you get your chocolate reward as soon as circumstances allow! 1- Madame Tussauds 2 - Abbey Rd 3 - Piccadilly Circus 4 - Battersea Dogs & Cats Home 5 - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 6 - Kings Cross Station 7 - 1 Canada Square 8 - Walkie Talkie (20 Fenchurch St) 9 - Elephant and Castle

10 - Waterloo Station 11 - Oxford St 12 - National Maritime Museum 13 – The Serpentine 14 - Portabello Rd 15 - Imperial War Museum 16 – The Royal Exchange 17 - The Barbican 18 - Cutty Sark 19 - Crossrail Place 20 - The Dorchester

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LOCKDOWN—A MEDIEVAL PERSPECTIVE:

JULIAN OF NORWICH from Steph Parkes

On the 8th of May the church commemorates Julian of

Norwich. She was born in 1342 in the city of Norwich. At the

time of her birth she was so unremarked that we don’t know

who her parents were or her baptismal name. We call her

Julian because she became an Anchorite at the church of St.

Julian, in Norwich.

Becoming an Anchorite or hermit was a common choice for

some in the Middle Ages. Men who became hermits could live

and move around, often serving people by keeping roads and

bridges in good repair. Women, however, had to stay near

inhabited places for safety. An anchorhold often consisted of

one or two rooms like a small bungalow with a small garden

where vegetables could be grown. The anchorite did not leave

this place, a servant would run errands, bring water and

attend to any other needs. She would live a life devoted to

prayer.

The anchorhold had three windows, one looking on the

sanctuary of the church to which it was attached, one on the

road to which people could come for advice and counsel, and

one to admit light.

During Julian’s time within her enclosure she would be aware

of life and events in the city around her. She lived through the

pandemic of the Black Death which then caused social

upheaval in the Peasants Revolt in 1381. She would also be

aware of the fate of the Lollards who were followers of

Wycliffe and who were put to death as heretics.

Before she entered the anchorhold, Julian had had a deep

religious experience of Christ’s passion during a time of

illness, when she had come very near to death.

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It seems that sometime after her “Shewings” or visions, she

retired to the anchorhold beside St Julian’s church and spent

the rest of her life pondering over her experience. About

twenty years later, after much prayer and reflection, she wrote

down her thoughts and teachings. She was revered as a wise

counsellor and woman of God and many people came to her

window to ask her advice.

Who she was, where she had lived and who her family was is

now forgotten. She became just ‘the lady at St. Julian’s which

was then shortened to the lady Julian and this is the Name by

which we know her.

It was the 8th of May that she had her visions and from her

meditations and pondering she taught that love was all - God’s

love is tender, dependable and utterly trustworthy; that sin

cannot have the last word, no matter how much suffering

there is in the world, because Christ has conquered sin once

and for all. She wrote in a very homely way - God, she writes,

is Mother and Father as well as Lover, nothing is purely

secular. She was not a scholar or theologian, but she wrote

with wit and sound common sense, she is both humorous and

blunt.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about her writing is that it

is written by a woman and in the newly developing English

language (not Saxon or Norman French). It is unique and

Julian is acknowledged as the ‘first lady’ of written English.

Written with thanks to:

‘Revelations of Divine Love’, Julian of Norwich, Penguin Classics.

‘Julian, woman of Norwich’ Elizabeth Ruth Obbard.

“ All shall be well, and all shall be well

and all manner of things shall be well.”

Julian of Norwich

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FREE PHONE LINE FOR HYMNS AND PRAYERS Archbishop Justin has launched this free phone line to dial in

to hear hymns, daily prayers and reflections. It is available for

anybody to use, but might be especially helpful to pass on to

anybody you know who doesn’t have internet access.

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JUST A COINCIDENCE OR GOD’S PLAN? from John Drake

I’ve just celebrated my birthday on the same day as Elizabeth

Alexandra Mary Windsor, aka Queen Elizabeth ll, but there

the similarity ends. Elizabeth was born in 1926 in London and

I was born eighteen years later in Banbridge, Co Down,

Northern Ireland (NI).

My Great Grandfather, Samuel, one of fourteen children, born

in 1859 at Hinton in Hampshire, a Quarter Master Sergeant in

the 37th Hampshire Regiment, was stationed in Malta when

my Grandfather, Arthur, was born in 1887. Arthur joined the

British Army as a Civil Engineer and was stationed at Shimla

(formerly Simla) in Himachal Pradesh, India as part of the

“Survey of India” team. When World War 2 broke out he was

attached to the Indian Army, and using his detailed knowledge

of the country to benefit the war effort, was awarded the

Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Shimla was the summer residence of the British Government.

It being too hot in Delhi, the Government from 1864 moved

“lock stock and barrel” to the foothills of the Himalayas. The

distance from Delhi to Shimla is about 218 miles and today

the journey by road would take 6 hours. If one goes by main

line train from Delhi to Kalka it takes 6.5 hours to be followed

by a journey on the “Toy Train” to Shimla, which can take

another 6 hours. The train, which opened in 1903, is a narrow-

gauge (30 inch) railway and calls at 20 stations, has

103 tunnels, 800 bridges and 900 curves. So, in the 19th

century I guess it may have taken several days to get there as

the only means of travel up the mountain was on horseback or

by foot.

My Dad, Vivian, was born in Shimla and spent his early school

years at a boarding school in Naini Tal (apparently many of

his cousins also went there). There is a requirement for the

children of British people born abroad to return to England by

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a certain age so as to be able to enter the English education

system. So, my Dad was sent back to Southampton to stay

with his Aunt Eileen to be educated locally. His secondary

education was spent at Blundells, a public school at Tiverton

in Devon.

On leaving school, his mother, Aileen, encouraged him to

study to be an Accountant, but after many years of study he

became disenchanted with the subject and because he didn’t

want an office-based job he decided to become a Veterinary

Surgeon instead, attending the Royal Veterinary College, at

Camden, London. After failing one particular subject he

transferred to Dublin Veterinary College, where he was able to

complete his degree.

While in Dublin he began looking for a job and, in response to

an advert, applied for a post in Banbridge to work for my

maternal Grandfather, Hugh Chambers, who had a Veterinary

practice. He also owned an hotel, the Downshire Arms, which

was run by the family. My Mum, Doris, who was one of four

sisters and two brothers worked in the hotel. Her other three

sisters had left home and as is the Irish tradition the youngest

daughter had to remain at home, so marrying my Dad was an

escape route for her.

As a result of the union I was born and we lived for some time

in a flat above the hotel. I’m told that while I was in my pram in

the yard, a slate from the roof fell off just after I had been

brought inside (an act of God?). Being in private practice was

financially uncertain and since he now had a family to support

my Dad began working for the Government, which would

provide a regular income. Soon after we moved outside

Banbridge to an apartment block in an area known as

Ballydown where I attended the local school.

When I was about seven years old, we moved to a two-up and

two-down terraced house in Derry (Londonderry) as my Dad

had arranged for a transfer within the Government Veterinary

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Service. I attended the local “Model” school, which still gives

me nightmares when I think of my teacher who previously was

a heavy weight boxer. As the family became more

prosperous, we moved to a new estate, called Prehen, about

two miles outside the city and close to the River Foyle. The

estate was friendly, very modern and surrounded by

countryside and fields, even though it was opposite the now

notorious troubled area of the “Bogside”. It was here I heard

my first corncrake as they nested in the field close by.

It was also here while out playing Cowboys and Indians that I

was struck in the eye by a spear. This obviously necessitated

a period in hospital. As there were no beds available in the

children’s section I was placed in an adult ward where I

learned to play poker. The other good news was that my sight

wasn’t damaged. Having left primary school I attended Foyle

College, which was an all-boys grammar school, which meant

a bus ride followed by a one mile walk to school or a two mile

walk if the bus failed to come or I missed it.

Unfortunately, late on in the first school year, we moved to

Portstewart. Consequently, I still had to attend the same

college, which necessitated an eighty-mile return trip every

day. This usually involved an early morning car journey with

my Dad and a lonely return trip on the train to Coleraine and

then a further bus trip home. I continued my education at

Coleraine Academical Institute – one of only two such

grammar schools in the country. Alumni there included James

Nesbit (actor) and Henry McCullough (guitarist with Joe

Cocker and later with Wings), among others.

I really liked Portstewart as it was a popular seaside resort on

the North Antrim Coast and close to the open golf course at

Portrush and the Giant’s Causeway. Our house was only a

short walk into the town and close to the mile-long sandy

beach, now in the hands of the National Trust. It was a beach

one could drive onto, which usually resulted in some Summer

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visitor getting bogged down in the sand. One could spend

hours just watching them being rescued by tractor. On

occasions the vehicle could not be rescued and when the tide

came in it was covered by the sea. I used to swim there all

year long and would often see shoals of porpoises swimming

close to the shore.

One year as a Summer job I was an attendant/lifeguard at a

nearby swimming pool which was a natural inlet of the sea,

with its own changing huts, diving boards and cafe. It was a

great place to hang out with your friends and visitors and

when not busy one could fish off the rocks.

After my GCEs, I thought I might like to teach science and go

to Stranmillis teacher training college in Belfast, but the

thought of teaching practice in the rough areas of the city did

not appeal to me at all (I did get my chance to train others

later on in my career).

There was then the opportunity to work for the American

Chemical Company Monsanto which produced “Acrilan” at its

Coleraine factory, about five miles away. Due to the high

unemployment in NI the Government of the day was

encouraging industry to come to NI but such companies only

stayed a short while and so were unreliable as employers. My

Dad very strongly encouraged me to look outside of NI so I

applied for several jobs in England.

I was offered a job in the Scientific Civil Service in the quality

control laboratories of the GPO based in Islington, London.

There I met Wendy, who had been due to go to the University

of Sussex at Brighton, but her plans were cut short when she

failed her Physics “A” Level.

As you can see from the above a number of unforeseen

events occurred that altered the planned direction of the lives

of those mentioned. Were they just coincidences or God’s

plan?

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FUN BIBLE SUDOKU

First you answer the scripture-based questions to determine the

numbers for each puzzle and place them in the squares mentioned.

Then proceed as normal, placing numbers 1 to 9 in each row, each

column and each of nine 3 x 3 shaded areas within the larger puzzle.

For A5, H8

How many years did Paul stay in his own rented house in

Rome? (Acts 28:30)

For B1, C6, F7

How many measures of barley will sell for a penny during the

tribulation? (Revelation 6:6)

For C1, F3, A4, E7

How many of the tabernacle curtains were to be coupled

together? (Exodus 26:3)

For C3, I4, A6, B7, D8, G9

What was the approximate height in feet of Goliath?

(1 Samuel 17:4)

For D1, C2, G3, F5, I7, A8

How many days after Jesus said “There will be some of them

that stand here, which shall not taste of death till they have

seen the kingdom of God come to power” did Peter, James

and John see Jesus transfigured on a mountain? (Mark 9:1-2)

For D2, I3, F4, H6, E8, C9

On what day were male babies – descendants of Abraham- to

be circumcised? (Genesis 17:12)

For E3, G4, H7, B9

How many heads does the beast of Revelation have? (17:7)

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For F1, A3, G5, D7, I9

According to Joseph’s plan, after paying Egypt’s tax, how

many fifths of the harvest were left for the people? (Genesis

47:24)

For G2, C4, H5

How many tenths of an ephah is an omer? (Exodus 16:36)

A B C D E F G H I

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

From Fun Bible Sudoku, published by Barbour Publishing Inc. Used by permission.

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DICTIONARY FOR TODAY from Stuart Watkinson

Seeing as we are all living in a Brave New World which nobody expected and nobody wanted, let’s explore what it’s all about . . . Coronavirus Despite being the be-all and end-all cause of everything we can or can’t do at the moment, it’s about the tiniest little organism you might imagine. The virus particle itself is around 10 nanometres – meaning that a hundred million of the little nasties would, if they queued up together, stretch just one metre. One single cough can contain 200 million individual virus particles and freely donate them to anyone else close enough. Hence . . . . . . Social distancing Lepers had to get used to it. People who would normally happily pass you in the street now have to walk down the middle of the road, or cross over, or expect you to do it, to avoid close proximity. Now it is accompanied by distant smiles and platitudes between people who are obliged to practice social unfriendliness as far as possible. Self-isolation This can become the most boring aspect of anyone’s existence, especially for that group of social pariahs who have managed to live into their seventies. Psalm 90 verse 10 does not extend much hope for their future, Coronavirus or not! Lockdown A new concept for all, recalling the 17th century plague-ridden residents of Eyam. Failure to observe lockdown is now a social naughty, even if it only attracts a warning. In less tolerant times ignoring lockdown would have probably invited lockup or at least a spell of social distancing in the village stocks. History doesn't change!

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Restriction easing Can’t come too soon! Oh yes it can! Easing too early and the evil little bugs can have a field day. Mind you, eventual easing will mean that any currently-enforced overkill of good housekeeping being done in isolation at home and in gardens will likely give way to a welcome bit of social normality. A benefit will be that television schedules may be able to include something other than repeats and repeats of repeats. I am reminded of a children's morning assembly hymn written by the 19th century essayist Thomas Carlyle: "So here has been dawning another blue day – think, will you let it slip useless away?" Well, in a word, without many options – yes! Stay safe, stay well, pray well and be thankful – What else is there to say?

FOR

YOUR SAFETY

PLEASE

OBSERVE THE

2 MITRE

DISTANCE

THANK YOU

This sign was spotted in a convenience store and sent to The Church Times. with thanks to Chris Barnes

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THE ICON OF PENTECOST

from Steph Parkes

The feast of Pentecost is not only the commemoration of an historical event, but a celebration of a present reality—the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church.

The icon for Pentecost is meant to be much more than the depiction of an event. The presence of the Apostle Paul in the icon, even though it was before his conversion, hints that

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this icon depicts more than a purely historical narrative.

The gathering is a representation of the Church.

The Apostles are seated in a semicircle representing unity and harmony. The source of this unity comes from another small semicircle at the top, showing the descent of the Holy Spirit.

A single ray of light for each of those gathered shines down to illumine them. The tongues of fire are shown on the tip of the rays of each seated Apostle.

At the bottom of the icon is another semicircle, showing an old king against a dark background. Sometimes called “Cosmos”, this figure represents the world. He is crowned as a symbol of earthly authority and he represents all the people of the world. He is surrounded by “darkness and the shadow of death” to show the corruptibility of the world. Yet he holds a cloth containing the scrolls of Apostolic teaching. Although the world is in darkness, the Holy Spirit has not only reached the Apostles but all corners of the world into which the gospel is preached.

Between the Apostles Peter and Paul there is a space, this is the Teacher’s Seat- the place of honour where Christ should be seated, but he has ascended to heaven. This is a reminder that, although Jesus told his followers that he would physically leave them, he also promised he would send them the Holy Spirit as a comforter, advocate and guide. This was fulfilled at Pentecost.

So this icon of Pentecost is an icon of the Church, with the Apostles gathered in unity, sustained by the power of the Holy Spirit, surrounding Christ who is invisibly present. The world, Cosmos, is at their feet, waiting to be harvested through the passing on of Christ’s teaching.

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MAKING A PENTECOST MOBILE from Steph Parkes

A. Making a dove

template from a

piece of card.

B. Make a

hole for

string or

thread to

hang your

dove up

C. Make a mobile

with streamers

THE COLLECT PRAYER FOR PENTECOST

Holy Spirit, sent by the Father,

ignite in us your holy fire; strengthen your children with the gift

of faith, revive your Church with the breath of love, and renew

the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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WALSINGHAM 2021 from our churchwarden Richard Peet

I have received an e-mail from Keith at The Shrine Of Our Lady Of Walsingham with regards to this year’s cancellation, and booking for 2021.

I have booked the pilgrimage for next year as follows:

FRIDAY 4TH JUNE 2021 - SUNDAY 6TH JUNE 2021.

If you are interested in going next year please contact me by phone or e-mail as soon as possible as I will need to send a deposit to them, which I will arrange at this time.

I have booked 25 places for next year’s pilgrimage, and look forward to hopefully filling all these places as soon as possible.

Please pray for all the staff during these difficult times at the Shrine.

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WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST;

the coffee or the communion wine?

from Chris Barnes

In early May we celebrated VE day. It was surreal to be

celebrating a victory over Germany when we are in the middle

of a war against a germ! When the Second World War was

over, many people reflected on their role in it and spent time

with fellow survivors discussing it. Their world had changed

beyond recognition.

What will happen when the war against Covid 19 is over?

Our world will have changed beyond recognition – old

assumptions will be seriously questioned. So, what changes

will it have made to our faith and the attitude towards faith

from non-churchgoers?

Our religion is far more than a performance of a set of rituals.

It is based on a relationship with God through our Lord Jesus

Christ. From that comes a set of new and changed

relationships with our fellow believers and those who choose

not to have our faith.

That is why it has been so difficult during lockdown. Hilary and

I have had some wonderful times when we have felt very

close to God during our prayer times. And we’ve very much

enjoyed sharing in the You Tube worship. But we know we

want and need more – the extra something that comes from

worshipping God together with fellow believers.

We seem to be moving towards an easing of the lockdown.

The government has announced that churches cannot reopen

before 4th July at the earliest. Probably it will happen a few

weeks after that. When we do finally get back together it will

almost certainly be a different type of worship; probably no

communion and perhaps no singing because apparently a

singing voice can spread the Covid virus further than two

metres.

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And no coffee afterwards. Which will you miss the most; the

coffee or the communion? Either way, it will still be great to

worship together again, even with such limitations.

What about our relationships with the outside world? I think

that many people will have realised that there is much more to

life than simply survival or acquiring more stuff. In fact, many

will be looking for something beyond the material, something

vaguely spiritual. Over 200 people have viewed Ben’s Easter

Day sermon on YouTube.

When social distancing finishes, it is possible that a friend or

neighbour who knows we go to church may ask us about our

faith. If they do, what will we say?

The best answer is always to describe something that God

has done in our own lives – a personal testimony. This is only

our story of our relationship with God. The worst that could

happen is that some think us deluded fools. Others might be

prompted to re-examine their own need of faith and a

relationship with God.

There won’t be the equivalent of VE day in the war against

Covid; a virus is not going to sign a document of surrender!

But there will be days of celebration when we meet with family

and friends again. And there will be a day when we as a

church family can meet together again. As the lockdown

stretches from weeks into months, let’s keep that joyful

prospect in mind and always live in the hope that only God

can give us.

Fellowship is heaven, and lack of fellowship is hell: fellowship is life, and lack of fellowship is death: the deeds that ye do upon earth, it is for fellowship’s sake that ye do them.

A dream of John Ball.

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BIBLE READINGS AND COLLECTS FOR SUNDAYS IN JUNE

Sun 7th June 2020 Trinity Sunday

Isaiah 40. 12–17,27–end; 2 Corinthians 13.11–end; Psalm 8

Matthew 28. 16–20.

Almighty and everlasting

God, you have given us

your servants grace, by the

confession of a true faith to

acknowledge the glory of

the eternal Trinity and in the

power of the divine majesty

to worship the Unity: keep

us steadfast in this faith, that

we may evermore be

defended from all

adversities; through Jesus

Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with

you, in the unity of the Holy

Spirit, one God, now and for

ever.

(or)

Holy God, faithful and

unchanging: enlarge our

minds with the knowledge of

your truth, and draw us

more deeply into the

mystery of your love, that

we may truly worship you,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Sunday 14th June 2020 First Sunday after Trinity

Genesis 18.1–15[21.1–7]; Romans 5.1–8; Psalm 116.1,10–

17. Matthew 9.35–10.8[9–23.]

O God, the strength of all

those who put their trust in

you, mercifully accept our

prayers and, because

through the weakness of our

mortal nature we can do no

good thing without you,

grant us the help of your

grace, that in the keeping of

your commandments we

may please you both in will

and deed; through Jesus

Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with

you, in the unity of the Holy

Spirit, one God, now and for

ever.

(or)

God of truth, help us to keep

your law of love and to walk

in ways of wisdom, that we

may find true life in Jesus

Christ your Son.

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Sunday 21st June 2020 Second Sunday after Trinity

Genesis 21.8–21; Romans 6.1b–11; Psalm 86.1–10,16–end

Matthew 10.24–39.

Lord, you have taught us

that all our doings without

love are nothing worth: send

your Holy Spirit and pour

into our hearts that most

excellent gift of love, the

true bond of peace and of all

virtues, without which

whoever lives is counted

dead before you. Grant this

for your only Son Jesus

Christ’s sake, who is alive

and reigns with you, in the

unity of the Holy Spirit, one

God, now and for ever.

(or)

Faithful Creator, whose

mercy never fails: deepen

our faithfulness to you and

to your living Word, Jesus

Christ our Lord.

Sunday 28th June 2020 Third Sunday after Trinity

Genesis 22.1–14; Romans 6.12–23; Psalm 13

Matthew 10.40–end

Almighty God, you have

broken the tyranny of sin

and have sent the Spirit of

your Son into our hearts

whereby we call you Father:

give us grace to dedicate

our freedom to your service,

that we and all creation may

be brought to the glorious

liberty of the children of

God; through Jesus Christ

your Son our Lord, who is

alive and reigns with you, in

the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

(or)

God our saviour, look on

this wounded world in pity

and in power; hold us fast to

your promises of peace won

for us by your Son, our

Saviour Jesus Christ.

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Funerals and Announcements

Funerals are not taking place in the church building at present, and those taking place at the crematorium, or at the graveside, are taking place with immediate family present only.

Funerals

1 May Fr Brian Hoskin aged 88

22 May Alan Paul Brewer aged 85 29 May Jean Oates aged 89 Prayers for their family, friends and loved ones at this most difficult time.

May they rest in peace and rise in glory

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DIARY FOR JUNE 2020

In light of the Government guidance around non-essential contact,

the Archbishops of Canterbury and York have issued advice that

public worship is suspended until further notice.

This means that we will have no services, or other meetings or

events in church until this suspension is lifted.

Sunday 7th June Trinity Sunday (S1)

The Aumbry Light is sponsored by Frank Handford

Sunday 14th June The First Sunday after Trinity (S2)

The Aumbry Light is sponsored by David & Annette Priestley

Sunday 21st June The Second Sunday after Trinity (S3)

The Aumbry Light is sponsored by Ena Johnson

Sunday 28th June The Third Sunday after Trinity (S4)

The Aumbry Light is sponsored by Revd Rhoda

☕ Virtual COFFEE MORNING June 6th 10am to 12 noon ☕

Rhoda is going to set up a Zoom* meeting at the time of the usual

coffee morning in June.

You can join a Zoom meeting from a computer, a tablet, a

smartphone, etc. and you can even join via a landline (when you

can hear everyone, but not see them).

Please contact Rhoda (07838 316610 or revdrhoda@gmail.com)

if you’d like the invitation to the Coffee Morning on Zoom

*Zoom is a video-conferencing platform that we have been using for Morning

Prayer on a Tuesday, and for the Men’s group.

Items for the July Magazine to the editors by Sunday, 21st June 2020, please.

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KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON SEWING. . . from Christine Wieloch

Lisa, my daughter in law, is a midwife and a key worker as

babies do not stop arriving just because of corona virus. She

does ‘bank’ days at her local hospital but also takes private

clients. As you can imagine many mothers-to-be do not want

to give birth in hospital as they are afraid of catching corona

themselves or their newborn child getting it. This has led to

Lisa being contacted by ladies who feel that a home birth is

the safer option. My son tells me his wife has really got too

much work at the moment but feels she has to help if she can.

Just over a fortnight ago I had a text from Lisa. Could I make

her two full aprons from Polyurethane Laminate Fabric (PUL)?

This fabric is not only waterproof but it can also be washed in

the washing machine and so be used multiple times. She

wanted the aprons because her clients did not want her to

look as if she came from a hospital and an apron over her

scrubs would make a big difference. In a subsequent

conversation Lisa asked if I had ever worked with PUL before,

no I said I’d never even heard of it before but I was willing to

try.

Lisa ordered the fabric from a specialist supplier in London

and had it delivered to me. Despite never having worked with

PUL before, thankfully it wasn’t a difficult fabric especially as it

didn’t fray and all I needed to do was turn the edge under.

Lisa’s aprons are unique in one way though. At home I didn’t

have any tape to do the neck loop and for the apron ties.

Obviously, I couldn’t go out and buy any as the haberdashery

along with all the other shops was shut and buying by mail

order would have taken too long. I had to use what I had to

hand and with Lisa’s permission I used some 1-inch wide

curtain tape I had found in my store chest. It had come from

my mum’s when we cleared her house. I’m sure she would be

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pleased I had found a use for

some of it, especially when it

was for someone in the family.

The aprons were sent and a

day or so later I had a text

thanking me along with a

photo of her wearing one of

them.

I am in awe of the people who

have sewn all sorts of things

for the NHS. I am not a

dressmaker and do not feel I

could sew scrubs and other

items but feel I may have just

helped in a very small way.

Beryl Malcolm improvised in true wartime spirit, and used the bunting she had sewn for the church fete to mark VE Day. For those of you who have the printed version and can only see grey, the pennants from left to right are blue, (with faint red and white spots showing through from the other side!) white, and red, repeated.

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POP QUIZ The 60s 1 What is the rest of the title of the Tremeloes’ 1969 top

three hit Call Me …….? 2 Name the singer in the 1960s who made the Top Ten

with hits As You Like it and Don’t That Beat all. 3 In 1966 the Beatles topped the charts with the double

A-sided hit Yellow Submarine and which other song? 4 Charting in 1966, which country singer’s only top ten hit

was Make the World Go Away ? 5 Born in 1947, this popular 60s singer married fashion designer, Jeff Banks in 1968. Who is she?

The 70s 6 The Boomtown Rats achieved two number 1 hits during

the 70s. One was I Don’t Like Mondays, but what was the other?

7 Who wrote the country music ballad Help Me Make it Through The Night?

8 Mud made their Top Twenty chart debut in 1973 with which song?

9 In 1976 who had Top Three hits with Silly Love Songs and Let ‘Em In?

10 Released in 1976, The Boys are Back in Town was sung by which Irish band?

The 80s 11 Who’s last Top Twenty hit of the 80s was titled Orchard

Road? 12 Which Top Three hit by the Hollies topped the charts in

1988 when re-issued? 13 This electronic band, formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980 had a hit with I Just Can’t Get Enough. What was its name? 14 Olivia Newton John scored a ten week long run in 1981 with which song? 15 Achieving its greatest hits in the 80s this American rock

band’s songs included Eye of the Tiger. Who are they?

Answers in the July edition of The Evangelist

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A LOCKDOWN POEM by Richard Peet

We have now been in lockdown for quite a while, What have you done and said which has made you smile?

As those of us who are able to exercise each day, Do you often change your route as you go on your way?

Nature is all around us and the birds they are singing,

We find we have more time each day, as friends we are ringing.

We look forward to the day when all our groups can meet, To have our coffee mornings and to socialise and eat.

When you are out on your daily walk,

Make sure you are safe and don’t stop to talk, So we cannot wait for the day when we are able,

To all be together again at our Lord’s table.

MY THOUGHTS ON THE LOCKDOWN AND WHAT OUR

CHURCH IS DOING

from Richard Peet

We last met at church on Sunday 15th March, which seems a long time ago, but once we knew churches had to close, a plan was devised by Ben and Rhoda so that we could keep in contact with our congregation.

Firstly, the church directory was compiled, and the emergency pastoral team was put together. A letter from Ben, the church directory, and a prayer resource for those unable to meet, was put together and sent out to the congregation.

A service booklet was devised covering Holy Week and Easter and these were posted out with a palm cross. For those who have technology the online services are very active. We have our website page, Facebook, videos of

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services, bible readings, reflections, and songs on YouTube (Newbold Parish Church Channel).

The April and May magazines have been produced, put on our website, e-mailed to some of us, and posted out to many people.

From a personal viewpoint my house has never been so tidy and organised. My church and personal files have been sorted, paperwork organised and categorized and put into tins, boxes, and files. I have been sorting out my photographs and arranging them into different sections and labelling them, especially the ones taken at Walsingham.

I have shopped each week, exercised daily varying the routes I take, and made the important telephone calls to my pastoral friends.

I have read a little, listened to music and the radio, watched TV and tried not to watch too much of the news regarding the coronavirus, but watched the daily press conference. I have listened to the services on local radio (SHEFFIELD) at 8 am, Sunday Worship at 10.15 am or 10.45 am and Songs of Praise at 1.15 pm, both on BBC1.

The air seems cleaner, the roads quieter (I can cross the main Sheffield Road with ease). We can hear the birds singing, gardens are looking fantastic, we see the beauty of the plants and flowers in our gardens or other people’s when we are out on our daily walk.

Many people are working from home, is this the way of the world in the future? We may need to look at how our lives have changed, and may change in the future. What have we learnt about ourselves, each other, and life today?

We must look forward to the day when we will be together as a congregation, but in the meantime, we need to try and stay strong and busy and support one another, pray for each other and look after each other where we can.

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WYMONDHAM ABBEY CHURCH, NORFOLK

from Trish Law

This beautiful church is at Wymondham (pronounced

Windum) in Norfolk, my home town. I was fortunate when for

all the early years of my life I worshipped there and I was

confirmed there in 1960. From my bedroom window I could

see the main tower, a bold and reassuring presence in my life.

The church is dedicated to St Mary and St Thomas of

Canterbury.

The building was founded as a Benedictine Priory in 1107 by

William d’Albini, a local landowner. The monastery was a

daughter house of St Alban’s, where the founder’s brother

was the abbot. For hundreds of years part of the abbey was

used by the nearby townspeople as the parish church. The

vicar of the church was chosen by the abbot during this

period. However, disputes occurred between the monks and

the locals, resulting in the town being separately allocated the

nave and the two towers as the church.

As with so many others the monastery was destroyed during

the Reformation. The

only recognisable

ruin is a stone arch,

which stands isolated

among the graves in

what is now the

churchyard. No

significant

excavations have

been made at the

site, but a board

displays a plan and

reconstruction of

what the monastery

would have looked

like.

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The imposing

building can be

seen for miles

around and is

unusual

because it still

has two towers,

the west end

square tower

being the larger

and more

impressive. It

was built in the

15th century and replaced two low Norman towers. This main

tower is 142 feet high and is finished in flint, typical in Norfolk,

and houses the peal of ten bells. Only the shell remains of the

stone tower at the eastern end, built in the 14th century, but is

an interesting octagonal shape. The church has north and

south aisles, so is a conventional shape, although it was

originally in the shape of a cross.

Inside, the nave is supported by magnificent Norman pillars,

with different shaped decorations. There is a triforium of

arches above and then a clerestory with windows above this,

an impressive construction. The 15th century hammerbeam

roof is another wonderful feature of the nave, being decorated

by numerous carved wooden angels, also a common theme in

Norfolk churches.

The 14th century font retains much of its original decoration

and is topped by an interesting wooden spire canopy painted

in gold and green, a fairly recent addition.

Another relatively recent, but very impressive feature of the

church is the reredos screen, also made of wood but with

mainly gold paint it makes a striking visual impact. The

screen was designed by Sir Ninian Comper and was

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constructed in stages between 1919 and 1934. It covers a

large part of the east end wall and features 14 saints, with a

larger depiction of Christ in the centre. The canopy above has

angels at the corners and a dove underneath.

The organ is situated on a high balcony at the west end and

the pipes are all visible from the nave. It was built by James

Davis in 1793, the cost of £630 being a legacy of Miss Anne

Farmer “a maiden lady of the parish”.

A modern extension has been built fairly unobtrusively at the

back of the church very recently and houses an exhibition

centre and café.

Locally, Wymondham played its part in Ketts rebellion in 1549

when Robert Kett led a local army in protest against the

enclosure of common land. It did not end well as both Robert

and his brother William ended up being held in the Tower of

London. They were returned to Norfolk, where Robert was

hung from Norwich Castle and William was hung from the

main tower of Wymondham Abbey.

The church has twice been featured on Songs of Praise on

BBC1, the first in 1994 and again a few years ago. The latter

programme also included items on Julian of Norwich and

about Cromer, which is on the Norfolk coast, thus giving the

impression that Wymondham is near the sea, when in fact it is

thirty miles away. For anyone wanting to view the outside of

this wonderful building there is a drone view on

https://vimeo.com/206205086 which covers it very well.

At present, my only opportunity to visit is occasionally for the

Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, which is a memorable and

moving experience, with the church nearly full and wonderful

music from the choir. I feel privileged to have attended this

wonderful church and to have been one of the many

thousands who have worshipped there during its history of

more than 900 years.

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THOUGHTS IN LOCKDOWN by Heather Peet

Enforced Lockdown has given me:

More time to spend with God More birds in the garden

More time to plant things in the garden More time to cook More time to read

More time to do chores More time to chat via technology

More time to reorganise More time in bed

More opportunities to be rather than do

Thank God for the positives and make no room for the negatives.

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THE MONDAY CLUB from Richard Peet

As we are all well aware we are unable to meet as a group at this time but look forward to the day when we are able to be together again. We are in lockdown, but it is important that we keep in contact with one another. For many of us this will be an all-important telephone call. With this in mind both Margaret and I are available to have a chat and catch up. Margaret’s number is 01246 453787 Richard’s numbers are 01246 520697 or 07967 564302 For those of you who are not members of our congregation but who like to purchase a magazine, please let us know and we can post a copy out to you. So, in these unprecedented times look after yourselves, take

care and keep safe.

Keywords at this time are SMILE, LOVE, KIND, LAUGH,

SAFE, CARE.

A prayer for Monday Club

We give thanks for our fellowship

We give thanks for the time when we can socialise

together

Build in us all a deep respect for one another

May goodness and love be present amongst us always

May we look forward to the time when we can meet

together again

May we all stay safe and well.

Amen

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ST CUTHBERT, MONK AND HERMIT

Courtesy of Bishop Bill Godfrey

Cuthbert is one of England’s greatest saints whose shrine is in Durham Cathedral. From earliest boyhood he longed to enter the religious life. One night while tending the sheep, he had a vision of angels, a light coming down from heaven, and carrying up the soul of a beloved saint. He learnt later that the angels were carrying the soul of Aidan, the founder of Lindisfarne.

Following the vision Cuthbert entered the monastery of Melrose, under Boisil, a priest of great virtues who instructed him in the Scriptures and a holy life. He later became its prior training many monks in the religious life. Cuthbert also worked among ordinary folk in neighbouring towns and villages, travelling on foot and preaching the way of Jesus Christ. Bede says that he had such a light in his angelic face, that none would hide his innermost secrets but openly confess his wrong-doing.

After many years in Melrose, Cuthbert was transferred to Lindisfarne. Here he had a growing sense of religious vocation entering upon a life of silence and solitary contemplation and living as a hermit, first on a tiny island close to Lindisfarne and then on the Inner Farne, an island some nine miles away.

From there he was called to be Lindisfarne’s Bishop, at the insistence of the king and, in the end, accepted the Church in a spirit of obedience. Bede recalls that Cuthbert was a real friend and pastor to his people, a man of prayer, who was moved to tears whenever he celebrated the Eucharist. His vocation was to be a ’Christ-bearer’ to his people and a true example of what it means to be a Christian.

After two years of episcopal ministry he resigned his bishopric and returned to his Farne island heritage, foreseeing his own death. He wanted to be buried on the island, but consented to be returned to Lindisfarne and buried within the church, where he was greatly revered, before eventually being taken to Durham. .

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CHRISTIAN AID 2020 Christian Aid Week 10th – 16th May came and went without sight of the familiar red envelopes, but the Reverend Kate Bottley appeared in a tv advert and fundraising has been, and still is, available on-line and by telephone. A Direct Debit form can be downloaded, card donations can be made by calling 020 7523 2269 and there is an on-line tool to create an ‘e envelope’ to send to family and friends to encourage them to join in the fight against poverty and injustice around the world. Christian Aid launched an emergency appeal to help fight the coronavirus and protect the poorest, most vulnerable communities around the world. They also arranged a system of daily prayers and a fun quiz via the internet to raise funds. Go to www.christianaid.org.uk for more information St. Andrews Church, through Churches Together in Newbold, had arranged an afternoon of tea and cakes during May which sadly could not take place. A similar event hosted last year was a great success with many people turning up, and together with a raffle, raised a goodly sum for Christian Aid and it was hoped this year’s social afternoon would prove just as popular. A Christian Aid Prayer before silence

Loving God, We seek your presence in the silence beyond words, looking to you for comfort, strength, protection and reassurance, breathing with gratitude, holding on to hope, trusting with faith that you are still God in the midst of the turmoil and that your love reaches to the ends of the earth.

Be present with us now.

(silence)

Amen

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DON’T QUIT from Evelyn Lowe

In the April edition we outlined the achievements of English-born Edgar A Guest who penned many poems whilst living in Detroit. We print here another item by him, but on investigation find that it is also attributed to other writers, John Greenleaf Whittier being one of them. I have decided, after reading various explanations, that Edgar Guest is the most likely candidate for being the author. Originally, this poem was entitled “Keep Going” but now goes under the headline of Don’t Quit and has recently been read by Idris Elba in a video about coronavirus on the BBC.

Don’t’ Quit by Edgar Guest

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low but the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must – but don’t you quit. Life is strange with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many failures turnabout, When he might have won had he stuck it out. Don’t give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow. Success is failure turned inside out, The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you can never tell how close you are It may be near when it seems so far. So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

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PRAYERS ABOUT THE PANDEMIC from Churches Together in England God, our rock and shield, we pray for our land, and all nations and places in our world, as many endure the effects of the illness Covid-19 and the Coronavirus pandemic.

For those who are ill, grant healing For those who mourn the death of loved ones, bring comfort For those who care for the sick, grant strength and endurance For those who are isolated or whose livelihoods are threatened, give courage and hope For all who take difficult decisions, from governments to health practitioners, give wisdom and compassion to accompany the knowledge and experience that they bring.

Deliver us from this disease, we pray, and enable all nations and communities to grow in collaboration and unity as we face this challenge together.

Grant a legacy of enduring common purpose in facing all that threatens our global common good. We pray in Jesus' name, in the unity of the Spirit, Amen. from St Patrick’s Breastplate Lord Jesus Christ, you said to your disciples, ‘I am with you always’. Be with me today, as I offer myself to you. Hear my prayers for others and for myself, and keep me in your care. Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

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Before going to sleep from The Church of South India God our Father, by whose mercy the world turns safely into darkness and returns again to light: we place in your hands our unfinished tasks, our unsolved problems, and our unfulfilled hopes, knowing that only what you bless will prosper. To your love and protection we commit each other and all those we love, knowing that you alone are our sure defender, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

A prayer for the Church from Christian Aid May your love that never fails strengthen the weak encourage the fearful calm the anxious heal the sick through your church – your washed hands and feet on earth – distant but still present virtual but still connected apart but still helping. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.

A prayer for delivery drivers

Holy Lord

I hold before you the drivers still at work

The ones who deliver across the land

Travelling from depot to shop

Depot to homes

Depot to hospital

And again and again and again

I give you thanks for the great service they provide

Keeping people fed, keeping people healthy

We thank you for the risks they take travelling across the land

Preserve them and their families

For they help to hold the fabric of our society together.

A prayer from ‘Socially Distant – poems, prayers and postures

for the socially distant. Tim Watson.’ The collection is free to

download from Proost.co.uk

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GIVING DURING A CRISIS From Revd Ben

How do we give financially to church during ‘lockdown’?

Obviously, we cannot give to the church via the collection envelopes, on to the plate during services or into the wall

boxes at the moment.

Therefore, if you would like to continue to support Newbold Parish Church financially, please send cheques payable to

‘Newbold PCC income account’ to:

Newbold PCC, ℅ The Rectory, Littlemoor, Chesterfield. S41 8QN

Or, you can donate via direct transfer:

‘Newbold PCC income account’

HSBC Bank plc Sort Code: 40-17-15

Account No: 61331795 (mark it ‘donation’)

If you have previously filled out a gift aid form this will still count. If you need a gift aid form do let us know.

Standing order. Once again, a huge thank you to those of

you who give regularly via standing order. This is the best way for us to keep track of our finances. If you don’t give this way,

and would like to, please contact us and we can send you a form.

Finally, if you are struggling financially at the moment, do feel

free to lower your giving. We don’t want anyone to feel pressure to give at this difficult time.

Every blessing

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St John the Evangelist Church, on St John’s Road, is the Church of England Parish Church of Newbold with Dunston, in the North East Derbyshire Deanery, Archdeaconry of Chesterfield, Diocese of Derby and the Province of Canterbury. CHURCH DIRECTORY email: info@newboldparishchurch.org.uk www.facebook.com/newboldparishchurch Rector The Revd. Ben Griffiths 01246 450374

Please note: The Rector is unavailable on Thursdays Assistant Curate Revd. Rhoda Blackwell 07838 316610 Lay Reader

Chris Barnes

07753835687

Church Wardens Richard Peet 07967 564302 Lesley Howard 07712 921585 Verger Stephen Franks 01246 557059 P.C.C. Secretary Adrian Blanksby 01246 453648 Organist & Choir Stuart Watkinson 01246 278862 Child Protection Julie Franks 01246 557059 Adult Protection Ena Johnson 01246 451426 Magazine Editors Ena Johnson 01246 451426 Magazine Distribution

Evelyn Lowe Margaret Beasley

01246 206458 01246 453787

Church School Head Kerry Marsh 01246 232370 Business Manager Joanne Brown

01246 232370

Women’s Group Trish Law 01246 450407 Mens’ Group Chris Burrows 07843 780880 Monday Club Margaret Beasley 01246 453787 Craft Group Eagle Club Secretary

Christine Wieloch Angela Thompson

01246 274861 01246 451141

Pre-school Hope Seedhouse 01246 451141 Parent & Toddler Hope Seedhouse 01246 451141

Group Scout Master Roy Bagnall 07854414302 Parish Room (hire) Evelyn Lowe 01246 206458

For Baptism and Marriage arrangements

please contact our Rector, Ben, directly via email: revbengriffiths@gmail.com or phone 01246 450374