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April 2015
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And when I think how God, His son not sparing sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in.
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin.
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to Thee, How great Thou art. How great Thou art.
The magazine of the parishes of St Mary le Wigford, St Peter at Gowts and St Botolph, Lincoln.
Priest in charge:
Revd Jeremy Cullimore. St Peter at Gowt’s Vicarage, Sibthorp St, Lincoln.
tel 01522 542908
email; jscullimore@btinternet.com.
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TIMES OF REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP
Every Sunday:
1st & 3rd Sundays
9.30am
Sung Eucharist
St Peter’s
11.00am
Sung Eucharist
St Botolph’s
7.30pm
Eucharist
St Mary’s
8am
Holy Communion
St Peter’s
MIDWEEK SERVICES
Tuesday 9am St Mary’s
Wednesday 11am St Mary’s
Thursday
9.30am
St Peter’s
CALENDAR April
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Wednesday
9.30am
7.00pm
Maundy Thursday 9-30 a.m.
2pm
7 00 p.m.
Good Friday:
10 a.m.
11.35 am.
2 p.m.
7-30 p.m.
Saturday
10am
5th
Coffee Morning
St Botolph’s Church
St Botolph’s Church
Holy Communion/Stripping of Altars St. Peter’s Church
Women’s Fellowship
St Peter’s church hall
Eucharist/Stripping of Altars
St.Botolph’s Church
Stations of the Cross
St. Peter’s Church
Procession of Witness from Gaunt Street
Eucharist
St. Botolph’s Church
Stainer’s Crucifixion
St. Peter’s Church
followed by Hot Cross buns in church hall
Coffee Morning
St Peter’s church hall
Holy Week Eucharist
week 1
12th
2-30 p.m.
week 2
Lincoln Freemen’s Annual Service (with Civic Party)
All Welcome
St. Peter’s Church
13th
7pm
Ladies Evening
14th Tuesday.
7 p.m.
19th
week 3
ST BOTOLPH’S PARISH A .G .M at 12.30pm (after Mass)
20th Monday
22nd Wednesday
7pm
9.30am
CAMEO
Coffee morning
7-30 p.m.
St. Peter’s P.C.C.
15th Wednesday
26th
9.30am
St Peter’s Church Hall
Below Hill Federation Council Meeting, All Saints Church
Coffee Morning
St Botolph’s Church
St Peter’s Church Hall
St Botolph’s Church
St Peter’s Church Hall
week 4
ST. PETER’S A.G.M. will be after the 9-30 a.m. Eucharist (about 11 a.m.) in the church hall
29th Wednesday
9.30am
7-30 p.m.
Coffee morning
St Botolph’s Church
Deanery Synod meeting
May
2nd Saturday
10am
Coffee Morning
St Peter’s church hall
3rd
7th
2pm
week 1
Women’s Fellowship
St Peter’s church hall
Thursday
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A PERFECT STORM!
We will not help bring about God’s Kingdom here
on Earth if we are looking over our shoulders all
the time and thinking about the past nor if we
spend our time just talking to each other.
Our University was forged by the will of a
community, not by a government directive, and
was the first new city centre campus to be built in
the UK for decades. So, it is important that we engage and make sure our Christian perspective is
heard when plans our made for the future of our
City.
I went to the Lincoln Growth Conference yesterday
and the phrase ‘A perfect storm’ was used many
times to describe the way a number of conditions
have come together to bring about some significant changes in our City.
Now usually the phrase is used as the title of
a disaster movie or when a number of things happen to make life worse, but it was stressed over
and over again at the Conference how these
changes are making for a brighter future for Lincoln and gave lots of examples.
And these changes were only possible because the City had a vision for the future and was
therefore able to grasp the opportunities when
they arose.
Anyone who drives in and around Lincoln or
who walks up the High Street at the moment will
have plenty of time to reflect on the changes we
have seen as they wait patiently in a jam at road
works or at the level crossing (I waited 20 minutes
recently!). It is well worth doing as we quickly absorb these changes in our minds and forget how
new they are even when we have waited years for
them.
As an example just pause when you have a
moment and think how much has changed since
Her Majesty the Queen opened the first University
of Lincoln building on the Brayford Campus in
1996. Not only is it already a University with an
international reputation as a research-driven, pioneering institution, but we are seeing it spill over in
the development of a wonderful, new Science Innovation Park nearby which will convert many old,
industrial buildings into places where new jobs and
businesses can be built up.
This morning a group of us had meetings
with two City Council staff about how we can support various groups in Park Ward – the local government area which our parishes cover – and I
have a number of new requests to meet and discuss local issues with people who are continuing to
look forward and ensure our City remains a good
place to live, work and play.
In the Summary of the Law that is often heard at
the beginning of our services our Lord tells us not
only to love God, but also to love our neighbour as
ourselves. Reaching out, engaging with our local
community and seeking to influence its future for
the better is an act of love and will enable us to
share the revelation of God’s love on Easter Sunday and bring hope to many and benefit all.
Happy Easter
Jeremy
The Crossroad
The road was hard, no turning back,
The way ordained by mighty God.
‘Your will, not mine’ was all He said,
As humbly down that path He trod.
The crowd that cheered Him once with palms
Began to shout for Him to die,
They chose Barabbas in his stead
And with one voice cried ‘Crucify!’
Between two thieves on Calvary's hill
They put to death the Prince of Life.
One cried for help, the other cursed The first was promised Paradise.
This promise now is for us all:
Christ gave His life to set us free.
The Cross divides, it always will The question is: what side are we?
By Megan Carter
STAINER’S CRUCIFIXION.
There are some who have criticised the church
having any involvement outside its own congregations and want us to stay safe within the Sanctuary, but engaging and playing an active role in the
growth and development of our wider community
is surely our role for how else can we proclaim the
Gospel in our generation?
As in previous years, there will be a performance
of Stainer’s Crucifixion on Good Friday at 7-30
p.m. by a group of choirs. beforehand.
The conductor will be Nick Perry, as last year.
After the performance on Good Friday, there will
be refreshments (hopefully hot cross buns) in the
church hall.
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Letter from the Bishop
7th April, World Health Day
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
World Health Day, on 7th April, celebrates the
founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO)
in 1948. The theme this year is food safety.
Unsafe food kills an estimated two million
people annually – including many children. And no
wonder: food that contains harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances is responsible for more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancers.
New threats to food safety are constantly
emerging. They emerge because of changes in
food production, distribution and consumption;
changes to the environment; new and emerging
pathogens; and antimicrobial resistance. As our
food supply becomes increasingly globalised, the
need to strengthen food safety systems in and between all countries is becoming more and more
evident. That is why the WHO is promoting efforts
to improve food safety, from farm to plate (and
everywhere in between) on World Health Day, 7th
April.
Easter faith
Three years after the Russian Revolution of 1917,
a great anti-God rally was arranged in Kiev. The
powerful orator Bukharin was sent from Moscow,
and for an hour he demolished the Christian faith
with argument, abuse and ridicule. At the end
there was silence.
Then a man rose and asked to speak. He was a
priest of the Russian Orthodox Church. He went
and stood next to Bukharin. Facing the people, he
raised his arms and spoke just three triumphant
words: ‘Christ is risen!’
At once the entire assembly rose to their feet and
gave the joyful response, “He is risen indeed!” It
was a devastating moment for an atheist politician, who had no answer to give to this ancient
Easter liturgy. He had not realised he was simply
too late: how can you convince people who have
Jesus’ appearances after his Resurrection
The following list of witnesses may help you put all
those references in order….
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Mary Magdalene……………………. Mark 16:911; John 20:10-18
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Other women at the tomb……… Matthew
28:8-10
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Peter in Jerusalem………………….. Luke 24:34;
1 Corinthians 15:5
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The two travellers on the road.. Mark
16:12,13
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10 disciples behind closed doors Mark
16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25
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11 disciples WITH Thomas………. John 20:2631; 1 Corinthians 15:5
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7 disciples while fishing………….. John 21:114
11 disciples on the mountain..… Matthew
28:16-20
A crowd of 500……………………….. 1 Corinthians 15:6
Jesus’ brother – James……………. 1 Corinthians 15:7
Those who saw the Ascension… Luke 24:4449; Acts 1:3-8
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sions happening to Pennells and all should be
complete in the next few weeks. The Garden
Centre there is now massive, the restaurant is
being greatly extended, with different shops also
opening up within the building, so we not only can
have lunch there but a good browse round. We
hope to have enough kind people with cars to
transport all the members there and we will discuss this further at our next meeting on April
2nd. As the ‘outing’ is not until Thursday, JULY
2nd, we have plenty of time to organise this.
Women’s Fellowship
On Thursday, 5th March, we held our annual Lent
Service in the hall, kindly led by Revd. Jeremy
Cullimore. We were glad of the support from our
church choir, with Malcolm playing the piano. As
well as leading the four hymns, the choir also sang
a psalm. As we do not often sing psalms in the
church services now because of not having Evensong, this was very much appreciated. Margaret
Simpson and Mary Quincey read the two lessons
and Mary Rose led the intercessions. It was a
very nice service. Afterwards we enjoyed tea and
biscuits, not forgetting the usual raffle. Thanks
for the support of everyone concerned.
Our next meeting will be on Thursday, 2nd
April, when we will have a visit from Mr. Peter
Welbourne from his Bakery at Navenby.
For some years we have not had an annual
outing, but have had lunch together in town instead of the July meeting. This year the committee discussed various options, one of them being a visit to Pennells, as there would be more to
occupy members than just having lunch together. There have been many alterations and exten-
Stella Clarke
Five exercises to avoid this Spring….
Jumping on the bandwagon
Wading through paperwork
Running around in circles
Pushing your luck
Adding fuel to the fire
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Churches that help libraries help themselves
Overcoming ‘The Black Dog’
Did you ever consider how donating good Christian
books to public libraries is a great way of helping
local people learn about the Christian faith?
Speaking Volumes Director Paula Renouf
explains: ‘In an increasingly secular society, we as
Christians need to think outside the box about how
we reach people and help them understand the
Christian faith. People might not go to church but
they might consider borrowing a book from their
local library. In a society where many adults and
children do not know what Easter is all about, we
need to make it as easy as possible for people to
access good literature that will help them explore
our Christianity.’
Speaking Volumes, an initiative of the Christian Book Promotion Trust, match funds gifts of
Christian books and DVDs made to libraries – from
public libraries to prison libraries – anywhere
where books are readily available to a wider readership. Many of those who use the scheme are
churches.
Despite declining funding for libraries, eight
million people in the UK regularly use a library.
Churches can have a really direct and powerful impact on their communities by making Christian books available, in a place where people can
read them inconspicuously if they’re just searching,’ says Paula. ‘And in poor areas particularly,
borrowing a book from the library may be the only
way that people will read these titles – and it’s also
a very practical way of helping church congregations grow in faith.’
With 50% match-funding from Speaking Volumes, churches can buy books to donate to their
local public library. There are 100 books and DVDs
available through the Speaking Volumes scheme:
all are selected by experts because they are useful,
readable and attractive to someone who may have
no understanding or belief in God.
If you would like to give a library a gift of
books, visit www.speakingvolumes.org.uk to find
out more.
Many famous people, who have made a lasting
impact, have suffered from debilitating mental
illness. Winston Churchill, the fiftieth anniversary
of whose death we celebrate this year, called his
bouts of clinical depression his ‘black dog’. He just
learnt to live through it with courage and grit and
sought consolation in his creative energy, as in his
painting and even in building brick walls at Chartwell.
Robert Schuman, the famous 19th Century
German composer, suffered greatly from mental
illness, which at times led him to the depths of
despair when he found it difficult to function.
Some years ago a new CD was issued of Schuman’s
String Quartets. The performance of one quartet
was criticised for being too disturbingly agitated in
its mood. One music critic, however, on Radio 3,
disagreed. He praised the performance because it
was faithful to what Schuman had actually written.
The music was disturbing because Schuman was in
a disturbed state when he wrote it. Schuman’s
agitated music was an authentic expression of his
humanity at the time.
Many other artists have expressed their humanity creatively while wrestling with mental illness; the Russian composers, Tchaikovsky and
Rachmaninov, the Dutch painter, van Gogh, and
the English poets, John Clare and Gerard Manley
Hopkins, for example.
Sometimes, sadly, mental illness and life in a
secure institution can cause a talented artist to be
neglected. They may continue to express themselves creatively, but they can be forgotten.
Ivor Gurney, a First World War poet and
composer of many beautiful songs, is an example.
When he died in 1937 in the City of London Mental Hospital, in Dartford, he was largely forgotten,
except by a few friends, like the composers Gerald
Finzi and Ralph Vaughan Williams. They tried to
help him and make his work known. Thankfully,
today Ivor Gurney’s talent is becoming more recognised and an orchestral work was included in
the 1914 Prom Season in the Royal Albert Hall.
So the point is this: mental illness may seem
to be a denial of a person’s true humanity, but it is
in fact the opposite. Everyone who lives courageously through the ‘black dog’ that haunts them
is expressing profoundly their humanity. They
don’t have to be famous, or famously talented.
They are just bravely themselves, even when they
are struggling to keep in touch with reality. They
deserve our full respect and admiration.
As I watch visitors to our coffee morning book stall,
I have often thought that we are missing out on an
opportunity. There is a growing genre of Christian
fiction, most of which tells a good yarn, while
based on good faith foundations. If you have any
Christian literature, fact, fiction or faction, why not
donate it to our bookstall.
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I AM “AMAZING”
This chorus had been sung after Kyrie Eleison,
which sums up how Amazing our relationship is
with our Father:-
Well, all of us actually……. that’s what Bishop
Lindsay Urwin OGS (Administrator of the Anglican
Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham) told everyone
who attended the Bishop Edward King Day Mass
in Lincoln Cathedral on Monday, 9 March. That’s
because we were made by God and He is everyone’s Father and loves us all equally. We all had
to tell ourselves we were “Amazing” and turn to
the person on the right and tell them they were
“Amazing”. At the same time we had to wave our
hand in front of our face as we said “Amazing”.
Who am I that you are mindful of me
That you hear me, when I call
Is it true that you are thinking of me
How you love me its amazing
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend
God Almighty
Lord of Glory
You have called me friend
It was a privilege to be part of this “Amazing” celebration to Bishop Edward King with the pupils
and staff of Bishop King School. What a buzz of
excitement, the noise reaching the rafters of The
St Hugh’s Choir! Yes, we are all more “Amazing”
than the Cathedral, its stain glass windows, the
organ, the Lincoln Imp!
Praise ye the Lord
Thank you Bishop King School, pupils, staff and
governors, and Fr Phillip for inviting St Botolph’s
to be a witness to this wonderful service. A
memory that will surely last with the children for
ever, it certainly will remain with me!
GILL WILSON
After a Blessing at the Font in the Nave, the
whole school entered St Hugh’s Choir by the west
door and filed towards the Alter. The music was
provided by two guitars and a drum, which was
wonderful acoustically in this great building.
Each of us is a mixture of dust and deity.
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was had by all. The Year 5s particularly enjoyed
their complementary ice cream and the fake snow!
World Book Week
During March we had an exciting time celebrating
World Book Week. On World Book Day the children looked fantastic in their costumes and they loved
Headteacher Commisioning
On the 3rd of March at 9.30am at St. Peter at
Gowts Church, children staff, church members and
members of the school community came together for
the commissioning service of our new headteacher.
The service, planned by Father Phillip and led by
Jeremy, involved all stakeholders of our school. The
children sang psalms, hymns and joined in wonderfully as we celebrated together and made promises for
the future. Our school and church community then
came together to enjoy tea and cake in the school
hall. Thank you so much to everyone involved, mak-
having parents in to visit and take part in activities
in the morning. Throughout this week all children
have had the chance to visit Lincoln Central Library.
The children who have been have really enjoyed
learning about the library and have even had the opportunity to borrow a class book.
Volunteers
As a school community we would love to have even
more connections with our local and church community. If you feel you have any time or talents, including the day incredibly special and memorable.
The Real Easter Egg has come third in a national
poll to find the UK's favourite Fairtrade product, It
beat leading brands such as Maltesers, Cadbury
Dairy Milk and Nestle Kit Kat to win the coveted
title of third most popular UK Fairtrade product.
Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, said: 'I
am delighted that the significance of The Real
Easter Egg has been recognised in this way. Easter
celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead, and
the good news
of forgiveness
and new life in
Him. The Real
Easter Egg tells
this story.”
Red Nose Day - Great Fundraising!
On Friday 13th March the children had a wonderful
day dressing up, telling jokes and pretending to be
spies, raising money for a great cause. As a school
we have raised £344 for a great charity and also
had lots of fun as well. Also, on Red Nose Day our
Year 5 pupils went on a very exciting trip to a
local secondary school. They went to see a pantomime at the Priory Witham Academy, performed by
the children and staff from across the school. The
children were delighted to see past pupils from our
school on the stage. The play was entitled ‘The
Snow Queen’, with the story line being Snow White
crossed with Frozen, as well as other stories too.
There were some very funny jokes and a great time
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Easy SODUKO
Across
1
Relating to the whole universe (6)
4
The disciple who made the remark in 8 Across
(John 20:24) (6)
8
‘Unless I see the nail marks — — hands, I will
not believe it’ (John 20:25) (2,3)
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He urged King Jehoiakim not to burn the scroll
containing Jeremiah’s message
(Jeremiah 36:25) (7)
10
Baptist minister and controversial founder of
America’s Moral Majority, Jerry — (7)
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‘Look, here is — . Why shouldn’t I be baptized?’ (Acts 8:36) (5)
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Repossessed (Genesis 14:16) (9)
17
Port from which Paul sailed on his last journey
to Rome (Acts 27:3–4) (5)
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‘Moses was not aware that his face was — because he had spoken with the Lord’
(Exodus 34:29) (7)
21
Roonwit, C.S. Lewis’s half-man, half-horse (7)
22
Grill (Luke 24:42) (5)
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‘The lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the
— apostles’ (Acts 1:26) (6)
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‘I was sick and you looked after me, I was in —
and you came to visit me’ (Matthew
25:36) (6)
intermediate SODUKO
Down
1
Coastal rockfaces (Psalm 141:6) (6)
2
Academic (1 Corinthians 1:20) (7)
3
Publish (Daniel 6:26) (5)
5
For example, the Crusades (4,3)
6
11 Across is certainly this (5)
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He reps (anag.) (6)
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Liberator (Psalm 18:2) (9)
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Man who asked the question in 11 Across was in
charge of all her treasury (Acts 8:27)
(7)
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They must be ‘worthy of respect, sincere, not
indulging in much wine’ (1 Timothy 3:8) (7)
15
The human mind or soul (6)
16
‘O Lord, while precious children starve, the tools
of war increase; their bread is — ’ (Graham
Kendrick) (6)
18
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not —
’ (Matthew 11:17) (5)
20
Bared (anag.) (5)
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BISHOP KING CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
roundings of the Chapter house and then Reception and Key Stage One joined us. In the afternoon Mass was celebrated by Bishop Lindsay
Urwin, the Administrator of the Anglican Shrine
of Our Lady of Walsingham and Father Philip.
Music was provided by members of the Alive
Church and children helped the Bishop with his
offering of the Mass. A huge thankyou to everyone who attended and made it such a special
event – in the words of Bishop Urwin “You are all
amazing! Not because of how you look, how you
behave or how well you do at school. It is because
God loves you, that's what makes you amazing.”
Welcome to all the readers of the Conduit and at
last spring is in the air. The Daffodils are out in
the school woodland walk and staff and children
are busy getting the new school planters ready
with lots of interesting plants and vegetables. The
school council has been busy researching about
different plants and features they would like in
the new school Peace Garden. Last year they had
visited the Japanese Gardens at Collingham
(http://www.buddhamaitreya.co.uk/home) and
got lots of inspiration. The school council have
been working with Andy and Steve from Creative
Gardens (http://creativegardenslincoln.co.uk)
and now have working plan in order – we look forward to welcoming them soon to start working on
changing a small part of the playing field into
an elaborate oriental garden……
At the start of the term the whole school went on a
trip to the Yorkshire Wild Life Park (http://
www.yorkshirewildlifepark.com). The trip fitted
in well to our whole school topic on endangered
animals. Children and staff got chance to get up
close and personal to a number of animals from
Wallaby’s to Lemurs – Mrs Rouse’s personal favorite were the Giraffes.
Richard of Winchester is remembered on April
3rd. He was son of a yeoman farmer who left to
study church law. He opposed Henry 3rd’s misuse
of church funds and supported the Crusades. He
is famous for the following prayer;
“Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ for all
the benefits thou hast given me, for all the pains
and insults which thou hast borne for me. O most
merciful redeemer, friend and brother, may I
know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly
and follow thee more nearly, day by day.”
One of the highlights of this term has been the
Bishop King Day Mass at the Cathedral. Key
Stage Two children walked up and spent the
morning exploring the many treasures of the Cathedral. Lunch was spent in the spectacular sur12
and also told of the ones that appear in his garden.
He ended the meeting with prayer.
Ladies Evening
At our meeting on Monday, March 9th, the Revd.
Alan Barker (Methodist Minister) came to talk to
us about ‘Birds’. He said it was Springtime when
we can look forward to many things – better
weather, longer days etc. and daffodils beginning
to appear. He read William Wordsworth’s poem
about daffodils. He said he wanted to start in the
bible and asked us to think about references to
birds – sparrows, doves, ravens etc. He spoke of
the birds mentioned in the Old Testament which
are still about today. He remarked about there
being such sensitivity in the world of birds and the
marvel that they can fly thousands of miles to migrate.
Alan read quite a few poems about birds
and nature and commented that some birds’ nest
are a horrible hotch-potch, but magpies are especially clever at weaving very neat ones. Some
birds build nests right high in the trees. He marvelled at the intelligence of birds and added that
there were thousands of different species throughout the world.
He was a very interesting speaker and
showed us many photographs of different birds
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At our next meeting, Monday 13th April, we will
again have Sandie (late of R.J.s) to “Say it with
Flowers”, so that should be something to look forward to and also creative.
Mary Rose
Church Bulletin Notices
Some church bulletin notices have a charm all
their own, where you know that they MEANT to
say….
At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic
will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our
choir practise.
Eight new choir robes are currently needed, d ue to
the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
Next Thursday there will be try-outs for the choir.
They need all the help they can get.
Built-In,
Free standing
Gas or Electric
Cooking
Laundry
Cooling
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meant, but I mean to find out and he can make
me a fisher of men if he wants. If he’ll have me.
Do you think he will?”
“How would I know?”
“Are you coming to get some of this?”
“no, I’m staying here. And I don’t think you should
be going either. He hangs around with some
strange characters—you wouldn’t want that
would you?”
“Look, come on, what have you got to lose? Come
on, I’ll hold your hand if you’re scared. I’ll do the
talking if that’s what’s bothering you.”
“What do you mean? I can do my own talking. Oh,
come on if you must, I’ll just taste a little bit.”
Arriving early for a meeting, I sheltered from the
cold wind in the Cathedral shop. There I found a
rack of Holy Socks (Faith on Your Feet) and succumbed to temptation. The following is just one of
the retellings of the story on the packaging by
Margaret Wyllie
.
And they all ate and were satisfied.
“How much do you want?”
“What? What do you mean?”
“I mean, how much do you want? He’s giving it
away for free. How much do you want? Doesn’t
cost you anything.”
Oh, I’m wary of that. If its free there’s a catch. Always ends up costing you more than it would if
you paid for it and you wouldn’t want that would
you?”
“Well I’m going to take some, it can't do me any
harm and I’m hungry.”
“I hope you know what it is you’re hungry for—
and what it is you’re getting. I wouldn’t touch that
stuff. You don’t know where he’s getting it. If he’s
giving it away, it’s probably rotten.”
“If it was rotten you’d smell it from here. Look they
are coming round now. Do you know? They haven’t filledup the baskets, but there’s still fish in it
and the same with the bread.”
“I’m having none of it, he’s a sorcerer.”
“That’s rubbish. Look, I’m having some of this, the
fish and the bread and anything elsehe has to
give. I want the lot. I don’t care what it is, I’m having it.”
“Hey, steady on, steady on, think before you get
into this. You don’t know anything about this
man.”
“What do you mean? You’ve listened to him haven’t you? You’ve seen him? What more is there to
know?”
I think there’s a whole lot to know a bout this man
and I thinkyou need to find out a bit more before
you commit yourself. It might beone of those life
changing experiencesyou hear people having—
and do you really want one of those? After all it
might change things for you and do you really
want to change things?”
“Well, Andrew and Peter don’t look bad on it, do
they? Their lives have changed haven’t they? I
heard that he said he’d make them fishers of
men.”
“What does that mean? If you’d a man in your
nets it would break the net and you wouldn’t want
that would you?”
“ Oh he didn’t mean that. I don’t know what he
You can read the story in Mark ch 6. Look out for
my loaves and fishes socks! (Hint, I will be wearing blue)
Sue F
MORE FOOD—Eating in the UK in the 1950s
Consider that:
 Pasta had not been invented.
 Curry was a surname.
 A takeaway was a mathematical problem.
 A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower.
 All crisps were plain; the only choice we had
was whether to put the salt on or not.
 Rice was a milk pudding, and never, ever part of
our dinner.
 A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining.
 Brown bread was something only poor people
ate.
 Oil was for lubricating, fat was for cooking
 Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and
never green.
 Coffee was Camp, and came in a bottle.
 Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.
 Only Heinz made beans.
 Fish didn't have fingers in those days.
 None of us had ever heard of yoghurt.
 Healthy food consisted of anything edible.
 People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded
as lazy.
 Cooking outside was called camping.
 Prunes were medicinal.
 Surprisingly muesli was readily available, it was
called cattle feed.
 Water came out of the tap, if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol
for it they would have become a laughing stock.
 The one thing that we never ever had on our
table in the fifties .. was elbows!
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The Rectory
St. James the Least
My dear Nephew Darren
There are times when I indulge you too much; why I ever let you run your course “Taking Responsibility
for your Church” among our congregation, I am now unable to understand. I had hopes that it might encourage a few more people to volunteer for the flower rota, or to give occasional help mowing the
churchyard. I even had a vague fantasy that someone might turn detective, and discover who was eating
the chocolate biscuits between Sundays, condemning the rest of us to munch on Rich Tea after Services.
Unfortunately, your course turned out to be inspirational, and has fired up our members to take on
all sorts of new initiatives. Enthusiasm in a congregation can be a very dangerous thing, especially if people start making decisions on their own.
Those who formed a welcoming group are admittedly well-meaning – although it was more than a
little traumatic for those coming through the door the next Sunday to be greeted with frenzied handshakes, big toothy smiles, and even hymnbooks. That is unheard of in this church – we always ignore
people and leave them to find hymnbooks – if they can.
Naturally, all those offering to take the prayers, produce new orders of Service and even to give the
occasional sermon have been booked on the appropriate training courses. By the time they have been
completed, I can only hope they will have gone off the idea.
But it was the group which decided to “beautify” the church who have proved the most tiresome.
Hanging the Christmas tree lights round the altar made it look as if I was standing behind a fairground
stall, waiting to invite people to throw hoops round teddy bears – although I would have rather enjoyed
making winners sit for the rest of the Service holding a polythene bag containing a goldfish.
Our pulpit has also been given a makeover, with the various panels painted in contrasting colours; I
am sure the sixteenth century Flemish woodcarvers would be delighted with the result, although the next
time any medieval historians come to view it, I shall take the day off – probably travelling abroad.
My dear Darren, your course took the stopper out of the bottle; would you please run another to
put it back?
Your loving uncle,
Eustace
This is the month of Annual General Meetings:
With the coming General Election in mind…
It was not an accident that seventeen of the thirty-six
parables of our Lord had to do with property
and stewardship. - William James Dawson
Stewardship is what a man does after he
says, ‘I believe’. - WH Greaves
All God’s giants have been weak men who did great
things for God because they reckoned on his
being with them. - J Hudson Taylor
Don’t stay away from church because there are so
many hypocrites. There’s always room for
one more. - A R Adams
Nothing is more stimulating than friends who speak the
truth in love. - Os Guinness.
The church should be a community of encouragement.
- Fred Catherwood.
Prayer meetings are the throbbing machinery of the
church. - C H Spurgeon
I believe in loyalty to the local church. I don’t believe in
that view of the invisible church that makes
you invisible at church! - Vance Havner
Common sense isn't.
There are two sides to every question, and a politician
usually takes both.
It’s nice to have five years between elections. It takes
people that long to regain their faith.
A politician doesn’t stand on his record; he jumps on
the other fellow’s.
It’s a good thing that politicians are generally paid by
the year. They would starve to death on
piecework.
The trick in campaigning is to give them platitudes without fear or favour and straight-from-the
shoulder generalities.
A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of
the next generation.
One thing you can give and still keep is your word. anon
Honesty is a question of right and wrong, not a matter
of policy. anon
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Years Mind— April
St Peter’s
FROM THE REGISTERS
St Botolph’s
Baptism
2
Albert MATTHEWS
Minnie (Pat) MARSHALL
1 MARCH : CharlieSpencer GRAHAM
4
Shirley MILLER
Effie WALTERS
15 MARCH: Archie John ROBINSON
Frank COOK
We pray for these children at the start of their
Christian lives.
5
6
Josey TEGGART
10
Vera BLOODWORTH,
Ivy VINTNER
Marriage
Eric FOUNTAIN
Funeral
St Peter’s
18th March
John PEATFIELD
11
Herbert SIMPSON
12
Doris SLADIN
13
Kenneth RICHARDSON
14
Edward BROWN
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Rest eternal grant to her, Oh Lord, and let light
perpetual shine upon her.
Ethel TEMPLEMAN
17
Alf EAST
18
Annie TOYNTON
19
Edith HAMM
21
Mabel HOGGETT
24
Bernard ROSE
Muriel BUCKTHORPE
ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH
HALL
39b HIGH STREET, LINCOLN
LN5 8AS
(behind Musson the Tailors)
is available for hire for regular group meetings,
i.e. Slimming Groups, Choir Practice, Art Groups,
Rehearsal Room, Music Groups.
The hall is also suitable for one off functions such
as Children's Parties, Wedding Receptions
The hire rates are very reasonable.
Please call Carol or Neil for details:
Harold DRURY
Hettie GISSING
Sarah GALLAGHER
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Maisie GODSON
26
Doreen JONES
27
Tony JEFFERSON
28
Irene CORNICK
Mary SNELL
Mabel COOK
Bernard BREWER
Ernest BARLOW
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Brenda May HAYES
Sidney BAVIN
Charles SCATLIFFE
Tina ROBERTS
Two’s company…
For our honeymoon my fiancée and I chose a fashionable hotel known for its luxurious suites. When I called
to make reservations, the desk clerk inquired, "Is this
for a special occasion?"
"Yes," I replied. "It's our honeymoon."
"And how many adults will there be?" she asked.
IMPart, St Botolph's Church Hall,
39b High Street, Lincoln, LN5 8AS
Tel: 01522 540200
email: mpartlincoln@gmail.com
Or check out the website
https://sites.google.com/site/impartlincoln/
for details on activities and forthcoming workshops .
More from the notice board!
Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married last
Saturday in the church. So ends a friendship that
began in their school days
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Lectionary for April
Prayer diary for April
April 5th
Easter Day
1
All fools day
First Reading
Acts 10 v 34-43
2
Women’s Fellowship
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15 v 1-11
3
Richard of Chichester
Gospel
John 20 v 1-18
4
St Peter’s coffee morning
5
Easter thanksgiving
April 12th
2nd Sunday of Easter
6
Bowel cancer awareness month
First reading
Acts 4 v 32-35
7
World Health Day
Second Reading
1 John 1 v 1—2v1
8
St Botolph’s coffee morning
Gospel
John 20 v 19-end
9
Child abuse prevention
10 Police officers and PSCOs
April 19th
3rd Sunday of Easter
11 Lincoln Street Pastors
First Reading
Acts 3 v 12-19
12 Parkinson’s awareness week
Second Reading
1 John 3 v 1-7
13 Ladies Evening
Gospel
Luke 24 v 36b-48
14 National garden week
15 St Bernadette’s Home
April 26th
4th Sunday of Easter
16 Voice day—look after your vocal chords
First Reading
Acts 4 v 5-12
17 Stress awareness month
Second Reading
1 John 3 v 16-end
18 Maths, the wonder of numbers
Gospel
John 10 v 11-18
19 National pet month
20 Cameo
March 29th
Palm Sunday
21 Anselm, faith seeking understanding.
First Reading
Isaiah 50 v 4-9a
22 Earth day. Climate change
Second Reading
Philippians 2 v 5-11
23 St George, Patron Saint of England
Gospel
Mark 15 v 1-39
24 South Park emergency services
25 St Mark, Evangelist
26 Safe driving
DOWN: 1, Cliffs. 2, Scholar. 3, Issue. 5, Holy
war. 6, Moist. 7, Sphere. 9, Deliverer. 13,
Candace. 14, Deacons. 15, Psyche.
16, Stolen. 18, Dance. 20, Debar
27 Christina Rossetti, Poet
28 Peter Chanel ;missionary martyr ,S Pacific
29 St Mark, Apostle and gospel writer.
30 Allergy awareness week
ACROSS: 1, Cosmic. 4, Thomas. 8, In his. 9, Delaiah. 10, Falwell. 11, Water. 12, Recovered. 17,
Sidon. 19, Radiant. 21, Centaur.
22, Broil. 23, Eleven. 24, Prison.
Thought for the Day
The biggest lie I tell myself is "I don't need to
write that down, I'll remember it."
Park Ward Neighbourhood Policing Team
Sincil Bank Football Stadium LINCOLN LN5 8LD
Tel: 101 Ext 1792
Fax: 01522 548435
Mobile: 07825 100388
E-mail: kay.rowntree@lincs.pnn.police.uk
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Clergy
St Botolph.
Priest in charge
Revd Jeremy Cullimore
Assistant Curate
Revd Phillip Gration
Hon. Assistant curate
Revd Julia Hart
Lay ministry , St Peter’s
Lay ministry, St Botolph’s
Lay ministry , St Mary ‘s
Church Wardens
Anne Jablonski
David Boyd
Verger
Anne Jablonski
For Baptisms phone:
01522 542908
01673 862426
St Peter at Gowts C of E primary school
Mary Rose
Rodger Foyster
Anne Jablonski
Jackie Kirk
Head teacher:
Charlotte Hickerton
School office
01522 880071
Email: enquiries@st –peter-gowts.lincs.sch.uk
Bishop King C of E primary school
St Peter at Gowts
Church Wardens
Mary Rose
Margaret Simpson
Verger & Hall caretaker
David Hansell
Hall bookings and baptisms
01522 790666
Head teacher
Kate Rouse
School office
01522 880094
Email: enquiries@bishopking.lincs.sch.uk
Magazine editor
01522 528215
Sue Frecklington
01522 874685
sue.freck@ntlworld.com
St Botolph’s correspondent
Gill Wilson
07901787885
Letters and articles to be sent to the editor by the
17th day of the month preceding the month of
publication .
St Mary le Wigford
Church Wardens
Jackie Kirk
Alex Sofronie
Call in at the
COFFEE MORNINGS
KINGDOM CAFÉ
IN THE PARISHES
St Mary le Wigford Church
Monday—Saturday,10am-4pm
We extend a warm welcome to all to
come and join us for refreshment and
fellowship
For rest and relaxation.
Coffee ,tea, hot chocolate,
Free range eggs and fresh cakes.
St Botolph’s – every
CAMEO
WEDNESDAY – 9.30 am to
11.30 am
(Come And Meet Every One)
for
A social evening of chat, games, art and
crafts.
Occasional outings for meals and
10 pin bowling.
St Peter’s church hall,
Every3rd Monday
7pm—9pm
in church
St. Peter’s-the First Saturday
of the month at 10.00 am
in the church hall
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