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St. Guthlacs Church
Market Deeping Parish Magazine
Registered Charity no.1133754
April Magazine
The Day is Thine
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PARISH DIRECTORY
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Removed from online version. Please see paper copy
Front cover photography ~ Churchyard by Jill Gibb
The View from the
Rectory
Holy Week is the most important week in the
Church’s calendar and a time when we reflect
on some of the deepest mysteries of our faith.
The final three days of Holy Week are
particularly intense and focussed, reminding us
of being on a journey. We are helped on that
journey through the services we hold which all
link together and enable us to think deeply
about what was happening to Jesus and his
followers and how that affects us now.
We start on Maundy Thursday: Maundy means commandment and reminds us
that at the Last Supper Jesus told his disciples that he was giving them a New
Commandment that they should love one another as he has loved us. The service
re-enacts certain elements of Jesus final evening with his friends. Firstly, the Priest
leading the service washes the feet of twelve volunteers, reminding us that Jesus
washed the feet of his friends, the Disciples. In so doing Jesus showed that his
way of leading was one of service (in Jesus' time a servant, not the master, would
wash people’s feet).
The second thing we do is share communion, remembering that The Last Supper
is where Jesus commanded us to do what he did in remembrance of him.
Following communion two things happen: the remaining Host (bread) is carried
to the chapel of repose where it remains for the duration of the Watch; then the
hangings are removed from the altars (they are “stripped” bare) and other
decorative items removed, reminding us that Jesus is about to go on a journey
into trial, suffering and death. His humanity and his very being are stripped bare
of all decency. The Watch, which follows the end of the service, enables us to sit
with Jesus through the agony he is enduring.
Good Friday itself continues with that Watch until the Liturgy of the Day starts.
In that service our focus is truly on the Cross which Jesus endures. Through the
Passion Gospel we hear of his suffering and death; through the bringing forth of
the Cross we focus on that suffering. Through the words of the service we
realise that Jesus' death was not just for 2000 years ago, it is for now and ever,
and that we have in our part nailed Jesus to the cross through our actions. The
service climaxes with the Host returning from the chapel of repose so that we
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can receive once more communion with Jesus. We receive this in one kind, the
Host, because we are remembering that Jesus suffering and death isn't the
complete “act” there is more to come; so we receive the imperfection of the
day, the sadness of the occasion. Like the Disciples we leave the Church in
solemnity and grief.
On Holy Saturday we gather at dusk to do what the Disciples themselves would
have done, search the Old Testament Scriptures to try and make sense of Jesus'
death. So we hear readings telling us stories of God's saving love. We then gather
near the porch to light the Easter Fire and from that we light the Pascal Candle.
This is brought in to the dark Church and proclaimed as “the Light of Christ” and
we then begin the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection. Part of that celebration is
to renew our Baptismal promises and then to receive Holy Communion for the
First time at Easter.
Join us on this journey, and, if you are able, come to all of these services and feel
part of that movement, from light to dark and back to glorious light. Use this time
to reflect properly on the mystery of our faith and through the darkness come
to the joy that the Light of Christ brings through his mighty resurrection.
Finally remember that Easter is a Season, not a day, and it lasts for 50 days...50
days to celebrate God's love and the joy of His Presence.
May God be with you and grant you a blessed Holy Week and a Glorious and
Joyful Easter.
Philip Brent, Rector.
Service Times
during Holy Week
Maundy Thursday: 7.30pm,
Eucharist of the Last Supper
with Foot-washing; followed
by Watch until Midnight.
Good Friday: 7am, recommencement of the Watch; 1.30pm Children's Good
Friday Workshop in the Green School; 1.45pm Liturgy of the Day followed by
Hot Cross buns in the Green School and an opportunity to share with the
Children in what they've been doing.
Holy Saturday: 8pm, Vigil, Service of Light and First Eucharist of Easter including
renewal of Baptismal vows.
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Easter Day...come and Celebrate with us!
Celebrate the Easter Joy in our AllAge Eucharist at 10am. Please bring
any Easter Gift you have received
with you, whether that be an Easter
Egg, Easter Bunny, Flowers or
anything else...all will be revealed
during the service!
Let's make this day what it should be
– a great celebration!
Children’s Activity Bags
We have some lovely blue bags, provided by the Mothers Union, which are
there for use by children during the services. These bags have some quiet
activities eg story book, crayons, paper, a small toy. Gwen has often taken
the bags home to replenish and tidy.
It would be great to revitalise these bags and provide some new books and
toys linked to bible stories. Please consider sponsoring a bag at a cost of
£10- .....this would enable us to buy interesting story books and props to
engage the children, eg a Noah’s Ark bag, Jonah and the Whale, Feeding the
Five Thousand etc.
A list will be placed at the back of church for sponsors to sign - you may
choose a title for your bag if you wish, or leave it to Kate and myself!. Kate
is still busy knitting bible characters but she hasn’t had many offers to
assist...some people , like me, can’t knit but we could give a little money for
books and toys.
Families are often concerned that their children have some activities that
help them sit relatively quietly during the services. As a congregation we love
having the children with us, they are very much part of the present and
future worshipping community. These blue bags are a fun way to provide
themed amusements and perhaps mean less baggage for families as they
pack up toys, books and snacks to get their child through the service!
Thank you: Anne Guthrie, Kate Brown
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Church wardens’ Notes
Dorothy has been continuing to email the diocese in a quest to gain approval
for various repairs to the roof and stonework. All was going well until a
reminder about the bat survey re-emerged! There is a small hole in the porch
roof where bats like to go and roost.....however approval has been gained from
the bat people provided an access hole is left for our bat residents. Now it is
a case of getting the building quotes and repairs completed before the end of
April and start of bat breeding.
The roof and interior alarm systems have been checked. Thanks go to Lyall,
Kevin and the bell ringers for preparing the roof access. Although the gas
pipe work has now been completed, a diocesan heating adviser will be returning
to carry out a full evaluation of our system and the number of radiators. The
clock is now working again – a question in the recent Ladies Guild quiz was ‘how
many clocks are on the tower’, have a look as some of us failed to answer
correctly!
We hope to add decorative moulding to the Clergy vestry screen – to match
the moulding on the tower screen - again approval must be given from on high.
Attempts to persuade the diocese that a lovely new oak door to replace the
tower door, in keeping with the other doors in church ,is being met with some
reluctance. The tower door is seen clearly by all passers-by as they walk or
drive along Church Street and we feel it would be more appropriate to have a
new door than repair the rather tatty old one.
Please remember to make yourselves known to us and we are very happy to try
and assist people with queries, ideas or just a friendly chat. We hope that
many people will be thinking about the coming Church AGM and elections to
the Parish Church Council.
Dorothy Harriss, Anne Guthrie
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The Bishops Letter
In Christian tradition the Five
Holy Wounds, or Five Sacred
Wounds, are the five piercing
wounds that Jesus suffered
during the Crucifixion. We can
see the way in which they have
been a particular focus for
devotion by the way in which they have often been depicted in art –
most famously in depictions of Doubting Thomas, or in music, like
Bach’s St Matthew Passion, or Handel’s Messiah, as well as some of
our well-known Passiontide hymns.
In these first days of Easter, when we experience the joy of the
resurrection afresh in our lives, the image of our risen Lord walking the
earth yet still carrying the wounds of the crucifixion is powerful and
poignant.
I was struck recently by the text of a contemporary hymn whose first
line speaks of the risen Christ ‘walking with wounded feet’. That image,
of Jesus walking with wounded feet, reminds us that, through the life,
death and resurrection of our Lord, God knows what it is to carry pain
in this human life.
Through Jesus, God has experienced the reality of searing physical
pain, as well as the anguish that comes from rejection and betrayal.
And yet, God does not allow it to contain or define Jesus, nor does it
crush his spirit. Instead, the experience of it becomes part of who he is
and shapes him for the work he has to do. So, too, our experiences as
human beings and children of God shape us and become part of who
we are; but they need not contain or define us.
The work of resurrection is ours to share, and God calls each one of
us, wounded as we are, to play our part in proclaiming the wonder of
the resurrection to our broken world.
Bishop Christopher
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HUSTINGS MEETING
Churches Together in Deeping are organising a Hustings Meeting at the Deepings
School on Tuesday 21st April starting at 7.30pm.
This could be your chance to put your question to the candidates that are
seeking our votes at the General Election in May.
The candidates from all five major parties have agreed to attend:
John Hayes
Conservative
Matthew Mahabadi
Labour
Daniel Wilshire
Greens
George Smid
David Parsons
Liberal Democrats
UKIP
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Parish Electoral Roll - Annual Revision 2015
The Electoral Roll is open for 50 weeks a year. The Parish
AGM has been set for Wednesday 29th April 2015, therefore
the Electoral Roll will need to be closed for two weeks prior
to that date, on Wednesday 15th April.
The current list will be at the rear of the Church from
Wednesday 4th March. For anybody wishing to add their
name or amend their details, forms are available, together
with a box for collection, marked 'Electoral Roll Forms'.
The roll is open to anybody aged 16 or over (as a member of the Church of England
or as listed under 2c on the form).
It is necessary for anybody wishing to stand for the PCC to have been on the Parish
Electoral Roll for six months or more at the time of election.
There is one
exception: those under 18 years old at the time of the election. All sidespeople
must also be on the Parish Electoral Roll at the time of their election at the Parish
AGM.
Any queries please contact the Electoral Roll Officer Julie Bacon (342737).
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This month’s recipe is especially for The Rector, as it contains any real
ale of your choice.
Wicked Bitter Chocolate Cake with
Real Ale Ice Cream
For the real ale ice cream
568ml (1 pint) real ale (such as Woodforde’s Wherry)
568ml (1 pint) double cream
250g caster sugar
12 egg yolks
For the wicked chocolate cake
250g unsalted butter
300g soft dark brown sugar
80ml cold water
250g dark chocolate (75% cocoa
solids), roughly chopped
6 eggs, separated
25ml whisky (optional)
Pinch of salt
Bitter cocoa powder, for dusting
Serves 10
First, make the ice cream. Rinse a saucepan with cold water, then pour the ale and cream into
the pan and bring gently to the boil over a low heat. Once boiling, remove the pan from the
heat.
In a bowl, whisk the caster sugar and egg yolks together, then add a ladleful of the warm
cream mixture and stir until combined. Pour the egg mixture into the remaining warm cream
mixture in the pan, return to a low heat and stir continuously for 8–10 minutes or until the
mixture has thickened enough to coat the back of the wooden spoon; do not allow the mixture
to boil, otherwise it may curdle. Remove from the heat, pass the mixture through a fine sieve
into a bowl and then leave it to cool over ice.
Pour the cold mixture into an ice-cream maker and churn until frozen (following the
manufacturer’s instructions for your particular model). Alternatively, pour the cold mixture into
a shallow, freezer proof container, cover with a lid and freeze until firm, whisking the mixture
3 or 4 times during freezing (every hour or so) to break down the ice crystals and ensure an
even-textured result. Keep the ice cream frozen until needed. The ice cream can be made up
to 1 week in advance and kept in the freezer. Allow the ice cream to soften slightly at room
temperature or in the fridge before serving.
To make the cake, preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/Gas Mark 6. Grease and line a 28 x
18cm loose-bottomed oblong cake frame or tin with non-stick baking paper and set aside. Put
the butter, brown sugar and water into a saucepan and heat together over a medium heat,
stirring to dissolve the sugar. Once the ingredients are melted and combined, bring to a gentle
simmer and simmer for 30 seconds. Remove the pan from the heat, add the chocolate and stir
until melted, then add the egg yolks, the whisky (if using), and the salt and stir until the
mixture is smooth and combined.
Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they form stiff peaks (do not over whip), then using a
large slotted spoon, fold the whisked whites into the chocolate mixture until evenly combined.
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake frame or tin and spread evenly.
Bake in the oven for 22–24 minutes or until the cake is cooked, but the centre is still gooey
with a slight wobble. The cake will rise (soufflé) slightly during baking, but it will sink back
down and firm up once it has cooled. Remove from the oven and leave the cake in the cake
frame or tin to cool and set for about 1 hour before serving.
Once you are ready to serve, carefully remove the cake from the frame or tin. Heavily dust the
top of the cake with cocoa powder and then cut it into 10 slices. Serve warm (or cold) with the
ice cream.
Cook’s Tip:
Any leftover ice cream will keep in an airtight, freezer proof container in the freezer for up to 1
week. Serve with chocolate sauce drizzled over.
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Mothers’ Union
The Mothers’ Union theme for 2015 is “United in Prayer” and this is being picked
up in both the March and April meetings. On March 19th at 7:30pm we
experienced “Praying through all our senses”, looking at different approaches to
prayer, using visual stimuli, music, scents and so on to help us. I hope that
everyone found something new that struck a chord with them even if not all the
approaches were to their taste.
On April 16th at 7:30 we will meet in the church to look at pilgrimage and will
follow the St Guthlac Mini Pilgrimage which some of you may remember from our
St Guthlac celebrations last year. This takes us round the interior of the church
while hearing about St Guthlac’s life and includes pauses for reflection and
worship at different points. You do not have to be a member of the Mothers’
Union to attend this (or indeed any other meeting) and this meeting might
appeal to anyone who would like to learn more about our patron saint.
Our meetings always begin with a short act of prayer and worship and as part of
our support for family and community life I would like to start a cycle of prayer
that, over the course of the year, will specifically mention all the groups locally
that work with people at every stage of life from nurseries to retirement homes.
If you would like such a group added to our prayer list please let me know.
Kate Brown: kabstg@btinternet.com
Pram and Buggy
The children went on an Easter Journey around church at our
last session in March....from the cheering and excitement of
Palm Sunday through the Last Supper of Ribena and Pitta
bread into the sadness of Jesus death and the amazement at
his Resurrection.
Some of them may like to join the Good Friday workshop in the Green school
during the holiday.
After Easter we will be looking at some of the events in Jesus life, the
stories he told and miracles performed. This will give the children an
awareness of the traditional background to the Christian Faith through
music, craft, story and food!
Please join us on Thursday 16th April, 2-3pm in church.
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CREATURES 2
Can you work out the name of each animal,
mammal, reptile, fish, bird or insect from the
following anagrams? Word lengths are shown in
brackets.
ANT HEAPS (8)
EMANATE (7)
ONE PIG (6)
SOME TRAM (7)
OWL LAWS (7)
COP OUTS (7)
IS TORCH (7)
RAPT HEN (7)
WAR PROS (7)
A DEN SIR (7)
BAGEL DEAL (4,5)
TRAIL PLACER (11)
PAID FOR AIR BEDS (4,2,8)
CLEAN HOME (9)
IS ALONE (3,4)
KEEP A RAT (8)
CHOIR SNORE (10)
A TRIP (5)
CHILDREN’S CORNER
Can you correctly pair up the brothers?
Abel
Andrew
James
Joseph
Moses
Aaron
Cain
Benjamin
John
Simon Peter
Answers to last month’s questions: Lamb, lion and pig, raven, ostrich and dove
How quickly were you able to complete them?
LAST MONTH’S ANAGRAM SOLUTIONS
GOLDEN EAGLE
HIPPOPOTAMUS
ALBATROSS
ANTELOPE
CANARY
MOUSE
FALCON
ALLIGATOR
FLAMINGO
BARRACUDA
PARROT
DOLPHIN
PARTRIDGE
LLAMA
PELICAN
LOBSTER
LEOPARD
GIRAFFE
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***************************
Invites you to consult him on any
Town or District problems you
may have.
Unit K,
Bentley Business Park
Blenheim Way
Northfields Industrial Estate
Market Deeping, PE68ED
Your contact Bill Woods
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Your Independent Town &
District Councillor
01778 – 346918
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Phone & Fax: 346813
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Saturday
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Sunday closed
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April
Calendar of Services & Activities
Thu
1st 10.30am
7.30pm
nd
2
6.30pm
7.30pm
Fri
3rd
Sat
4th
Sun
5th
Wed
Wed 8th
Thu
9th
Fri
10th
Sat
11th
Sun
12th
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
13th
14th
15th
16th
Holy Communion
Gospel of the Day followed by Compline
Maundy Thursday
Choir Practice
Sung Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping
of the Altars followed by Watch till Midnight
Good Friday
7.00am Continuation of Watch till noon
9.00am Morning Prayer
10.30am Start of Churches Together Walk of Witness
12noon End of the Walk at the Methodist Church
1.30pm Guthlac’s Young Explorers:
Good Friday Workshop, Green School
1.45pm Liturgy of the Day
3.00pm Hot Cross Buns, Green School
Easter Eve
8.00pm Vigil, Service of Light and First Eucharist of Easter
Easter Day
Acts 10.34-43; John 20.1-18
8.00 am Said Eucharist
10.00am All Age Eucharist with Baptism
6.30pm Said Evening Prayer: Ezekiel 37.1-14; Luke 24.13-35
10.30am Holy Communion
7.30pm Bell Ringing Practice
6.30pm Choir Practice
10.30am Coffee Morning, Green School
2nd Sunday of Easter
Acts 4.32-35; John 20.19-end
8.00am Said Eucharist
9.50am Guthlac’s Young Explorers & Crèche, Green School
10.00am Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong: Isaiah 26.1-9, 19; Luke 24.1-12
7.30pm Home Group, 32 Bridge Street, DSJ
6.15pm Church Lads’ & Girls’ Brigade, Green School
10.30am Holy Communion
2.00pm Pram & Buggy Meeting in Church
7.30pm Mothers’ Union, Green School
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th
Fri
17
Sun
19th
Tue
21st
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
Sun
26th
th
7.30pm
6.30pm
Bell Ringing Practice
Choir Practice
3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 3.12-19; Luke 24.36b-48
8.00 am Said Eucharist
9.50am Guthlac’s Young Explorers & Crèche, Green School
10.00am Parish Eucharist
6.30pm Evensong: Deuteronomy 7.7-13; Revelation 2.1-11
6.15pm Church Lads’ & Girls’ Brigade, Green School
8.00pm Ladies Guild, Green School
10.30am Holy Communion
7.30pm Bell Ringing Practice
6.30pm Choir Practice
12noon Saturday Soup & Social, Green School
4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 4.5-12; John 10.11-18
8.00am Said Eucharist
10.00am All Age Eucharist
6.00pm Mark’s Licensing to the Uffington Group
at Braceborough Church
Tue 28
6.15pm
th
Wed 29 10.30am
7.30pm
th
Thu 30
7.30pm
NB No Evensong at St Guthlac’s
Church Lads’ & Girls’ Brigade, Green School
Holy Communion
Annual Parish Meeting in Church
Bell Ringing Practice
Mark’s Licensing as Assistant Curate to the Uffington Group will take place at
Braceborough Church on Sunday 26th April at 6pm. Anyone wishing to attend the
service who needs a lift, please put your name on the list at the back of Church or
contact the Rector. Envelopes are also available for those who wish to contribute to
his leaving gift.
Dates for your Diary
Sat 9th May: Christian Aid Coffee Morning, 10.30am,
followed by simple Lunch, 12noon, Green School
th
Sun 10 –
Christian Aid Week: Collectors needed for the House to
th
Sat 16 May House Collection – please speak to Dorothy Harriss
Sat 4th July: Neil’s Priesting at Lincoln Cathedral, 5.30pm
Sun 5th July: Aran’s Ordination as Deacon, Lincoln Cathedral, 10.30am
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Sidespersons’ and Lesson Readers’ Rota
If you have any queries or need a swap and can’t find one, please contact
Janis Hewitt, 341946, convenor of Sidespeople. Thanks.
DATE
2nd Apr
8.00AM
Maundy Thursday
10.00AM
7.30pm
3rd Apr
Good Friday
1.45pm
4th Apr
Easter Eve
8.00pm
5th Apr
Anne Guthrie
Readers
12th Apr
Anne Guthrie
Roger Stokoe
Readers
19th Apr
The Rector
Kevin Dawson
Readers
26th Apr
Kevin Dawson
Sarah Page
Readers
3rd May
Sarah Page
Anne Guthrie
Readers
Anne Guthrie
Joy Elliman
Roger Clarke
Brian Holdich
Di Wheatley
All Age
Alison Bannerjee
Deborah Harbour
Helen Douglass
Lyall Seale
Kathryn Andrew
Jan Adron-Walk
Mick Brown
Richard Piper
Kay Bunn
Liz Knox
Carol Cooper
Janis Hewitt
Joan Meadows
Liz Gray
All Age
Joy Elliman
Roger Clarke
Brian Holdich
Di Wheatley
Brian Holdich
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6.30PM
Jan Adron-Walk
Janis Hewitt
Dorothy Harriss
Joan Meadows
Chris Pearce
Janis Hewitt
Lyall Seale
Joan Meadows
Anne Guthrie
Debbie Harbour
Jan Adron-Walk
Lyall Seale
Kate Brown
Joy Elliman
Dave Betts
Jim Pringle
Andrew Bowell
Kate Brown
No Evensong:
Mark’s Installation
At Braceborough
Kate Brown
Ted Roberts
A visit to beautiful Buckfast Abbey.
Photo; Buckfast Abbey by
Necrothesp
Buckfast Abbey is situated
in the heart of Devon near
to Dartmoor, in a beautiful
wooded valley beside the
river Dart. It has offered
visitors a tranquil refuge
from the hectic pace of
everyday life for nearly a
thousand years. To this day the Abbey is a working monastery, where the
monks live self-sufficiently creating goods for sale, producing their own
electricity, engaging in various forms of pastoral work and welcoming visitors
from all around the world.
The Abbey was founded in the reign of King Cnut in 1018. After the
dissolution of the monasteries in 1539, the Abbey fell into ruin until 1882
when exiled French Benedictine monks settled in Buckfast. Over thirty years
a group of between four and six monks painstakingly rebuilt the Abbey
church, manually hoisting the stones to platforms 150 feet above the ground,
without helmets or handrails and exposed to the elements. The church
stands as testament to their dedication and today visitors can wonder at their
incredible feat, including the stunning lantern tower ceiling, sculptures in
stone and metal, the vaulted tower ceiling and stained glass in the Blessed
Sacrament Chapel.
The Abbey has been the centre of creativity and hard work; the gift shop
contains gifts made by monks and nuns from across Europe, including
Buckfast Tonic Wine. In the summer, the sensory garden is alive with colour
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and the Physic garden is busy with bees and butterflies working tirelessly
amongst the rosemary and thyme.
There is also a lavender garden.
Photo: The Monastery shop
Thanks to Joan Meadows for sharing information
from her visit to the Abbey this year.
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Why are people still living in poverty?
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And everyone’s in a hurry
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From Scotland down to Surrey
The Council are cutting services
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Gardening Tips for April
In the flower garden
• Dig in a 5cm (or more) layer of compost or wellrotted manure into your beds to prepare for the
growing season. You can also work in a general
purpose fertiliser such as pelleted chicken manure
or fish, blood and bone.
• Apply a layer of mulch around your perennials,
trees and shrubs before the hot weather arrives.
Use organic matter such as well- rotted manure.
• Feed trees, shrubs and hedges with a
balanced, slow-release fertiliser by
lightly forking it into the soil surface. Roses are
greedy plants and will greatly
benefit from feeding as they come into growth.
• Lift and divide perennial plants now to improve
their vigour and create new plants for your garden.
• Divide Hostas before they come into leaf.
• Divide Primroses after they have finished flowering.
• You can start to move evergreen shrubs and trees now provided the soil
isn't frozen or waterlogged.
• Plant summer-flowering bulbs such as Lilies, Gladiolus and Ranunculus into
beds, borders and containers.
• Continue to plant herbaceous perennials.
• Forced flower bulbs such as hyacinths and daffodils, which have now
finished flowering, can be planted outdoors in garden borders..
• Tie in climbing and rambling roses to their supports.
• Honeysuckle and Clematis will now be putting on growth, tie in new stems
to train the plant along its support.
• Check any tree ties to make sure the tie is not cutting into the trunk. Loosen
any that are tight to allow the trunk room to expand.
• If you haven't done so already, finish cutting back any dead foliage left on
your perennials and ornamental grasses to make way for new growth.
• Prune Forsythia as soon as they have finished flowering, cutting back to
strong young shoots.
• Trim winter-flowering heathers as the flowers disappear, to prevent the
plants becoming leggy.
• Continue to remove any faded flowers from your winter pansies to stop
setting seed. This will encourage flushes of new flowers throughout the
spring.
• Deadhead daffodils and tulips as the flowers finish but leave the foliage
intact allowing it to die back naturally.
• Direct sow hardy annuals outside or in pots or modules.
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• Check that your container plants are not drying out - warm weather will
quickly affect soil moisture levels.
In the vegetable garden
• Dig in a 5cm (or more) layer of compost, well-rotted manure or green
waste into your beds to prepare for the growing season.
• Plant your chitted potatoes outside in the ground or in potato grow
bags. To find out more about growing potatoes in bags or in the ground,
take a look at our potato growing guides
• Harvest asparagus spears when they are no more than 18cm tall.
• For quick and easy pea supports push some twiggy sticks around your pea plants
now.
• Thin your carrot seedlings to achieve good-size carrots - do this in the evening
when fewer carrot flies are around.
• Prepare vegetable seed beds by removing all weeds and forking in plenty of
compost. Cover prepared soil with sheets of black plastic to keep it drier and
warmer in preparation for planting.
• Many crops can be direct sown into the ground now
including parsnips, cabbages and radishes
• Build raised beds to take the bending out of growing vegetables.
In the fruit garden
• Mulch fruit trees with well-rotted manure or garden compost taking
care not to mound mulch up around the trunk. Top-dress patio dwarf
fruit trees with fresh compost and a slow-release fertiliser
• Apply a slow-release fertiliser around the base of your raspberry canes, fruit
bushes and fruit trees to encourage good crops this season.
• Try hand-pollinating your peaches and nectarines with a soft-bristled paint brush
for better crops this year.
In the greenhouse
• If you haven't already, give your greenhouse a
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thorough scrub with hot soapy water to get rid of pests and
diseases and to let more light in.
• Start to sow tomato seeds indoors, ready to plant out after all risk of frost has
passed. If you're struggling for growing space buy ready-grown tomato plants.
Take a look at our tomato selector guide for inspiration.
• Continue to sow half-hardy annual seeds under cover - take care not to
expose them to frost.
• Keep an eye on your seedlings - as soon as they have their first true
leaves, prick them out into pots or modules for growing on.
• If your greenhouse is heated, plant up your summer hanging baskets with
plug plants now and keep them under cover until all risk of frost has passed.
• Pinch out the tips of fuchsia shoots and sweet pea plants to encourage bushy
plants this summer.
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The Parish Registers
Baptisms:
Flynn Edson East
Leo William Canham
Funerals:
Kevin John Cuffe
David Whittingham
Rotas
Servers:
Apr 2nd 7.30pm A Bowell, J Bowell, G Gray
Apr 3rd 1.45pm R Gray, B Clark, A Gray
Apr 4th 8.00pm S Harbour, G Gray, A Gray,
N Bacon, R Gray
th
Apr 5
J Hamilton, A Gray, T Waters
th
Apr 12 A Brent, B Clark, S M-Walters
Apr 19th Bacon, G Gray, A Muspratt
Apr 26th A Bowell, J Bowell, T Waters
May 3rd R Gray, A Gray, S M-Walters
Offertory:
Apr 5th Mr & Mrs A McCormack
Apr 12th Mrs R Brown & Mrs B Manktelow
Apr 19th Mrs A Guthrie & Mrs G Wass
Apr 26th The Waters Family
May 3rd Mrs J Bloodworth & Mrs H Barnes
Coffee:
Apr 5th Mr & Mrs S Rouse
Apr 12th Mr J & Miss H Jones
Apr 19th Mrs M Brown & Mrs E Withers
Apr 26th Mrs C Pearce & Ms L Parkinson
May 3rd Mothers’ Union
Flowers:
Apr 5th Mrs Pearson
Apr 12th Mrs Pearson
Apr 19th Mrs Meadows
Apr 26th Mrs Meadows
May 3rd Mrs Guthrie
Remembrance Garden
the 2 weeks beginning Monday
Apr 13th Roger Stokoe
Apr 27 th Peter Newson
May 11th Paul Grundy
Cleaning: the week beginning Monday
Apr 6th Mr & Mrs B Meadows
Apr 13th The Pape Family
Apr 20th Mrs C Harrold & Mrs K Roberts
Apr 27th The Stokoe Family
May 4th Mrs C Brent & Mrs I Newson
Prayer of the Month
Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection
of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved the world:
grant that by faith in him who suffered on the cross
we may triumph in the power of his victory;
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.
Amen
(Concluding Prayer of the Good Friday Liturgy
from Common Worship “Times and Seasons”).
Sunday Services
8.00am Said Eucharist (Traditional)
9.50am St Guthlac’s Young Explorers & Crèche
(start in Green School then to Church)
(except 4th Sunday)
10.00am Parish Eucharist (Modern – Sung)
(except 4th Sunday)
10.00am All Age Eucharist : 4th Sunday
(with/without baptism)
3.00pm
Holy Baptism
(third Sunday, as arranged)
6.30pm Evensong (Traditional)
6.30pm Special Evening Service
(as announced- see calendar on p.14)
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during the second week of the month for next magazine. Thank you.