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March 2022 75p The Parish Magazine of St Wilfrid’s Brayton Includes news from the Local Ecumenical Partnership at the Church of St Francis Thorpe Willoughby, and the Methodist churches at Brayton and Burn
Welcome
to the March 2022 edition The Brayton Parish Website 75p from any of the Churches
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Inside This Month
#TheParishThisMonth.................................. 3 Sydney Smith................................................ 16
Racial Justice Sunday.................................... 6 Methodist Clergy........................................ 17
Grandad!......................................................... 7 From the Registers..................................... 17
Lockdown Lessons........................................ 8 St Wilfrid’s Clergy...................................... 18
Here Comes the Bride................................ 9 St Francis’ Clergy........................................ 18
Thought for the Day.................................... 9 Service Roster............................................. 19
Ash Wednesday........................................... 10 The Directory..............................................20
Zzzzzzzzzzzz!.............................................. 11 Press Cuttings..............................................22
MU Prayer.................................................... 12 St Francis Notices.......................................22
Lent Giving................................................... 13 St Wilfrid’s Notices....................................22
The Potato Planters................................... 14 When We Were Young............................23
A Sense of the Transcendent................... 15
A Rector took his young daughters to buy the week’s shopping.
They returned with everything plus Hobnobs. The Rector’s wife
noticed the addition, but the Rector said quickly “It’s okay, they
have only half of the calories than usual.”
“And why is that?”
“Because we ate half of them on the way home”, he replied.
Cover image: Snowdrops at St Wilfrid’s
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#TheParishThisMonth Mrs Clarke surveys the tree damaged by storm Eunice in the St Wilfrid’s Churchyard. Fortunately the fallen branch missed the doggy water bowl, and, using only her Girl Guide penknife, Mrs Clarke soon made the area safe...
Art produced during the Open Church afternoons at St Wilfrid’s (16th & 23rd March, 2pm to 4pm). The wonderful watercolour (next page) of the east window was painted by Julie Harrand. The original is approximately A4 in size and Julie has agree to sell the painting in aid of Church funds. Email me if you are interested.
Dear Friends When I was seven we went to a door at the back of the class, Jesus is such a good friend of look after my grandparents, there was a desk at which sat mine he says I can call him Jee!” which initially was to be for a girl, and beside her was an And why not! Without wishing a few weeks while they got empty seat. She tapped the seat, to sound irreverent, this is the back on their feet after illness. I slipped in next to her, and thus kind of friendship we could and Because my parents thought it began a close friendship that should be having with Jesus. As would be easier for me to fit continues to this day. We now close as that, if not a little more into a small school for a short live a couple of hundred miles mature….possibly. He knows time, rather than a larger one, apart, but as it is with a close everything about us and yet will they chose one which had only friend, we know each other so never diminish us. two classes. From the start I well, warts and all, when we do I have a book in which I was bullied, and being shy I just meet we just pick up where we write down things which seem didn’t make any friends. Having left off. important to me at the time. Nathan Dumlao been a teacher, I now know that The lovely thing about a really I’d written this a long time ago: an established class sometimes close friend is that we can simply “A friend is one to whom one resents a newcomer. be ourselves, even when we may pour out all the contents When it eventually became aren’t being our best selves, of one’s heart, chaff and grain clear that my grandparents without the fear of becoming together, knowing that the were never going to be able to diminished in their eyes. Perhaps gentlest of hands will take manage on their own again, it the friend will give guidance and sift it; keep what is worth was decided that we’d move in when needed, but with kindness keeping, and with the breath permanently. At this point it not judgment. They always want of kindness blow the rest was felt that I would be better the best for us. Which of course, away.” On that basis I’m more off in a larger school and so, brings me on to the best kind of than happy to keep chatting to in the September of that year, friendship we can have with God Jesus. (Jee!) having been first registered by through Jesus. the secretary, I was taken along I knew a family who brought to what was to be my class. In their children up knowing about Jackie Jackman those days, it was a long time Jesus and one day their four ago, all the desks were set out year old son rushed in from the in rows, and as we entered by garden and shouted, “Mummy! www.StWilfridsParish.com Extended Online Version
The computer swallowed Grandad!
Yes! Honestly! It’s true!
He pressed Control and Enter -
And disappeared from view!
It devoured him completely
Grandad!
The thought just makes me squirm!
He must have caught a virus
Or been swallowed by a worm!
I’ve searched through the recycle bin
And files of every kind;
I’ve even searched the internet
But nothing did I find.
I went to Mr Google
My searches to refine
His reply was in the negative,
‘Nothing found’ was Google’s line.
So, if inside your inbox
My Grandad you should see -
Please copy, scan, and paste him
And send him back to me!
By Nigel Beeton
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What did the lockdown Teach Us? What did your church learn local caring charities and, later, at Churches chose their priorities. during lockdown? vaccination centres. During lockdown, many churches This month marks two years Churches reached new people asked themselves, what really since the UK’s first Covid by going online. Overnight, many matters? What are our priorities lockdown. Churches closed their churches threw open their doors now? Disputes around issues of doors for worship as infection to people on their doorstep, and church governance or practices levels, hospital admissions and, further afield. Suddenly, distance were put on the back-burner tragically, deaths rose. did not matter – and people and congregations focussed on Even today, some worshippers were ‘attending’ online services providing services of worship are reluctant to return to ‘in at churches around the world. and supporting those in need. person’ worship, and churches Worshippers with disabilities These are just my ‘top four’ are still taking care to limit welcomed the online services suggestions – and of course they Covid risks. – and gently asked why it had will not apply to all churches. Sarah Kilian What did we learn in the 24 taken the wider Church so long Perhaps I have painted too rosy months since the pandemic to acknowledge their needs. a picture? became part of our everyday Churchgoers learnt to be Why not ask yourself, what lives? I have picked out four grateful for all the things they your church learnt during learning points: had taken for granted. Suddenly, lockdown – and how far those Churches built stronger links singing hymns or worship songs lessons could help you plan for with their local communities. together, receiving communion the future? Church services may have been with bread and wine, and suspended, or moved online, responding to a sermon but many churches set up together, all became a memory Revd. Peter Crumpler networks of support for people from an earlier time. We realised within their congregations and how much we needed each across their areas. Churches other and appreciated each supported or set up ways of other’s fellowship and presence. helping the most vulnerable in Home-based fellowship their communities, and many groups, now online, thrived at churchgoers volunteered to help many churches. www.StWilfridsParish.com 8 Extended Online Version
In keeping with National Barbara thanked members As usual non-members are
Marriage Week in the second for paying their subscriptions welcome to attend our meetings.
week in February, Rita on time and said that
Braithwaite’s talk on the 10th Brayton branch now has 27
was about flowers at weddings. members. In March there are Jill Clarke
Her talk was both informative several significant dates for
and humorous. Rita explained our members: On behalf of Brayton
that she had arranged flowers Friday 4th March, 2pm Mothers Union
at weddings since 1973 and at Women’s World Day of Prayer
a recent family wedding had at St James
arranged the flowers for 13 Thursday 10th March 2pm
bridesmaids and 13 groomsmen Rev Paul Finlinson will tell us
as well as the bride. Rita asked about his career, Parish Hall
how many of us had been Saturday 12th March
married in white dresses (almost members provide refreshments
all) and then read this rhyme: at Rev Pete’s marriage
Marry in white, you’ve preparation day
chosen right Saturday 19th March
Marry in blue, you’ll always between 10am and 12noon
be true open day at the Diocese
Marry in pearl, you’ll live in a caravan at Filey
whirl. Saturday 26th March
Marry in grey, you will go far 12noon Lady Day/
away. Commissioning Service
Marry in black, you will wish at York Minster
yourself back. Sunday 27th March
Marry in red, you’ll wish Mothering Sunday
yourself dead.
Marry in green, ashamed to be
seen.
Marry in yellow, ashamed of
the fellow.
Marry in brown, you’ll live out
of town.
Marry in pink, your spirits
will sink.
Thought for the Day
• A bird in the hand is safer than • We need to save the earth: it’s the only
two over your head. planet with chocolate.
• A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually • Only prudes say that they “are not a prude”.
go together. • Some people have a way with words,
• No woman ever killed a man while others way image not biscuit have.
he was washing up. • Desperate magazine editors actively seek
• A penny saved is a ridiculous waste of time. out lists such as ‘Thought for the Day’
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The Ashing Service
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, for the first time, and mourning The Bible readings for today are
on 2nd March in 2022. But why their sins. But soon many other often Joel 2:1-2, 12–18, Matthew
‘Ash’ Wednesday? The reason Christians wanted to take part in 6: 1-6,16 – 21 and Paul’s moving
has to do with getting things the custom, and to do so at the catalogue of suffering, “as having
right between you and God, and very start of Lent. They heeded nothing and yet possessing
the tradition goes right back to Joel’s call to ‘rend your hearts everything.” (2 Corinthians 5:20b
the Old Testament. and not your garments’ (Joel - 6:10)
In the Old Testament, the 2:12-19). Ash Wednesday became The actual custom of
Israelites often sinned. When known as either the ‘beginning of ‘ashing’ was abolished at the
they finally came to their senses, the fast’ or ‘the day of the ashes’. Reformation, though the old
and saw their evil ways as name for the day remained.
God saw them, they could Today, throughout the
do nothing but repent in Church of England, receiving
sorrow. They mourned for the mark of ashes on
the damage and evil they one’s forehead is optional.
had done. As part of this Certainly the mark of ashes
repentance, they covered on the forehead reminds
their heads with ashes. For people of their mortality:
the Israelites, putting ashes “Remember that you are
on your head, and even dust and to dust you will
rending your clothes, was return...” (Genesis 3:19)
an outward sign of their The late medieval custom
heart-felt repentance and was to burn the branches
acknowledgement of sin. Mrs Clarke after Ashing
used on Palm Sunday in the
(See Genesis 18:27; 2 Samuel previous year in order to
13:19; Job 2:8, 30:19; Isaiah 58:5; The collect for today goes back create the ashes for today.
Jeremiah 6:26; Jonah 3:6) to the Prayer Book, and stresses
In the very early Christian the penitential character of
Church, the yearly ‘class’ of the day. It encourages us with Parish Pump
penitents had ashes sprinkled the reminder of the readiness
over them at the beginning of of God to forgive us and to
Lent. They were turning to God renew us.
Collect for Ash Wednesday
Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing that
you have made and forgive the sins of all those who are
penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts
that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging
our wretchedness, may receive from you, the God of all
mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; 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.
www.StWilfridsParish.com 10 Extended Online VersionPillow Talk March is National Bed Month, Technology has a big role to to try it out – and not just in the time of year when we are play in our lives – but not at the showroom. That’s where encouraged to talk and think bedtime. It’s well known that a sleep guarantee that gives an about sleep. For millions of digital distractions can play havoc opportunity to sleep on the new people this year it is more with our sleeping routines, so mattress for 30 days is helpful. relevant than ever because why not take the opportunity Wool mattresses can also help many people are stressed about to kick the tech out of your because they are chemical- what has happened, and is bedroom in March and see how free, for a healthier, natural still happening, because of the it improves your sleep, and that sleeping environment. Covid pandemic. of your family. Upgrade your bedding This annual focus When it comes on beds and sleeping to creating your began in 1990, and optimal sleeping is organised by environment, it’s not the National Sleep just about the bed Council, a voluntary itself. While your advisory board bed and mattress that aim to ‘shape are vital to a healthy, the future of sleep rested night’s sleep, support nationally it’s important to and plays a vital role combine them around providing with bedding that advice, challenge performs. So, if and scrutiny on you’ve completed key issues’. your bed MOT and The main purpose are happy with your of Bed Month is to existing mattress, create awareness of it’s time to turn the importance of getting a good Start a sleep diary your attention to your bedding. night’s sleep by exploring sleep What’s really causing your sleep And what better way to treat habits and searching for ways to problems? Keeping a sleep yourself than with some luxury improve the quantity and quality diary allows you to record your bedding? For maximum comfort, of sleep which impact on health sleeping routine and identify look for natural fibres encased in and productivity issues caused by potential problems. One of the cotton covers are recommended inadequate amounts. things the Sleep Council has to provide the perfect sleep- This year the campaign is learned is that what you think is enhancing combination. focussing on five key points: disturbing your sleep and what is MOT your bed! actually disturbing it can be two You sleep in it for eight hours a completely different things. John Clarke night, 365 nights a year. In fact, A sleep diary is a smart way to you may well spend more time in spot patterns and potential bad More information: your bed than in any other place habits. Once you know what’s in your home. But when was the keeping you awake, you can last time your bed had an MOT? begin to change it. Do a digital detox Try out a new mattress Frequently find yourself falling National Bed Month is the asleep with the TV playing away perfect time to buy your new in the background? Choose to mattress. But to be completely snooze with your phone under confident that you’ve found the your pillow? right mattress for you, you need Extended Online Version 11 www.StWilfridsParish.com
In every family there are seasons
s of joys and challenges:
Seasons of laughter
and seasons of sadness.
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Times of unexpected joy
and times of unwanted trauma.
Circumstances to cherish
and circumstances to overcome.
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Seasons of harmony
and seasons of discord.
Times of resilience
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and times of weakness.
Moments to look forward with hope
and moments to look back with
thanksgiving.
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God in every circumstance and
season we bring you our worship
and praise.
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Amen
With thanks to the Mothers’ Union - a reflective prayer for
Mothering Sunday. As you join with others across the country in
this prayer, take a moment after every section to bring your own
response to God and to remember those you know for whom it
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is particularly relevant.
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Lent Giving - an Appeal for for grants, we will need to raise If a miracle occurs and we
a New Sound System for some of the money ourselves. A raise more money in grants and
St Wilfrid’s sound system is not part of the donations than needed, we will
Many of us attending services, fabric of the church therefore use the money for our general
or following the live-streamed the Fabric Fund cannot be used, running costs.
services at home, will be aware and is very much needed for Any queries regarding payment
of the limitations of the sound work on the tower and a future methods etc. may be sent to Jill
system in St Wilfrid’s. The static new heating system. Clarke (jill.clarke7@btinternet.
Therefore, for our Lent Giving com or telephone 01757
this year, we are setting up An 708646 ).
Appeal for a New Sound
System for St Wilfrid’s which
we hope you will support. You
can contribute to this in several
ways …
• By cash onto the plate at
the back of church (ideally
in an envelope saying it is
for the Sound System and
whether this can be gift
aided, so that we can claim We will be asking the
microphones and speakers often an additional 25%) wider congregation at
fail to carry sound to all areas of • By contactless payment St Wilfrid’s to donate at
church, the lapel microphones using the Goodbox at the baptisms, weddings etc.
no longer work, and the loop back of church
system is inadequate. As people • By direct giving into our
at home have experienced, bank account (sort code Pat Jarvis
our livestreaming has been 05-07-62, account number
beset with technical problems 25126061) using reference
because we need more up to ‘Sound System’
date equipment. • By using the online giving
As I reported in the February via the A Church Near
edition of Connected the PCC has You/St Wilfrid’s website by
decided to replace our current using this link:
system and install one that
meets the needs of our worship
today and in future decades too.
However, we need your help.
An up-to-date and integrated
audio-visual system will cost in
the region of £8,000 to £10,000
and whilst we will be applying
To discover a sense of purpose, and to act on that
purpose with good intentions and a kind heart, free from
expectations, is to live a happy and contented life.
Extended Online Version 13 www.StWilfridsParish.comGod in the Arts Jean-Francois Millet: The Potato Planters Enter my rest has certainly portrayed the hard going slowly through the world, At this time of the year, we are toil of their work, digging in the and the preciousness of tender planning our gardens for the earth from sunrise to sunset friendship between humans and Spring and Summer ahead. The to eke out a living. Millet was animals. They are all caught up in book of Genesis opens with the son of a farm labourer and the little donkey in this painting. a glorious account of God’s many of his paintings convey the The man and woman in the work of creation, and it also severe realism of peasant life. foreground may reflect our tells us that God rested on the We can sympathise with the own lives with the duties, the seventh day. couple working on the land, and expectations and the demands We all need to find that our eyes focus on them as they called of us at work. Take time balance of work and rest, of dominate the canvas. to focus on the donkey, enjoying activity and slowing down in our But in the corner under the his rest. Take time this Spring lives. And we are not always shade of a tree there is a donkey and Summer to find relaxation good at that because our world and a sleeping child. The donkey and recreation. The world may seems to be in the fast lane. We knows only too well the reality carry on spinning around us, but rush everywhere, we rush out of toil and work, but here he we can stand apart, and enter of habit, and we rush because is resting, enjoying the peace into the rest that God enjoyed everyone around us is rushing. and the shade. Andy Merrifield, after His work of creation. This month’s painting, ‘The an American philosopher, has Potato Planters’ by Jean– just published an account of his Francois Millet, a 19th century travels with a donkey, Gribouille. Revd. Michael Burgess French artist, portrays two As they journey together, the peasants at work. They don’t donkey teaches him the value seem to be rushing, but Millet of patience, the importance of www.StWilfridsParish.com 14 Extended Online Version
God in the Sciences
Science and a sense of
the Transcendent
What is the difference between
a cathedral and a physics lab? Are
they not both saying: ‘Hello’? -
Annie Dillard
Scientists often speak of a
reality beyond the objects they
are studying, and for some this
is encountered in powerful – if
rare – episodes of wonder and
awe. The Christian writer J.W.
Sire quotes this line from Annie
Dillard in his book Echoes of a
Voice, which explores spiritual
or ‘transcendent’ experiences.
In his analysis of these
experiences Sire describes
moments that are “emotional,
intellectual, highly charged,
usually sudden, unannounced,
often odd, some weird, others
glorious”, and places them on
three different levels:
A material object that points
beyond the material reality.
Kyler Boone
For example, someone might
develop a sense of what is good carried a particular meaning, of discovering something not
and evil, based on the actions of others simply sparked curiosity. previously known by man, there
others. The famous geneticist is a special kind of joy associated
Experience of “something Francis Collins described with such flashes of insight.”
personal…just behind the several significant moments Most of us are not scientists,
surface of what we are directly when he was young: “being but we may well have had
experiencing, often something transported by the experience experiences like this in different
with which one feels at peace of looking through a telescope”, contexts. How can we, in our
or even at one, or, perhaps, as or “a Christmas Eve where engagement with scientifically
dangerous or threatening.” the descant on a particularly minded individuals, make
A felt presence that has a beautiful Christmas carol…left connections through our shared
specific character or presence, me with a sense of unexpected experience of the transcendent?
e.g., holiness, or inspiring awe and a longing for something Can we listen as well as explain,
humility, fearful awe or wonder. I could not name”. finding some common points
According to Sire, level 1-2 These experiences meant that of connection?
experiences are fairly common when Collins was faced with the
but level 3 is rare. He gives question of belief in God, “all
a wide range of examples, [his] arguments seemed very Dr Ruth M
including scientists. Some of thin”. Now, as a fully-fledged Bancewicz
these people are religious or scientist and a believer in God,
interested in spirituality, others he is able to say that “for a
are atheists. Some of their scientist who occasionally is
moments of transcendence given the remarkable privilege
Extended Online Version 15 www.StWilfridsParish.comTwelve Miles from a Lemon
One of the joys of editing after my own heart) and he areas of North Yorkshire where
Connected is the accidental helped to change public opinion that remains true today!
discovery of writers, thinkers regarding Roman Catholic By repute, a local Squire,
or artists previously unknown emancipation, attacking what beaten by Smith in an argument,
to me. he saw as Protestant ignorance said, “If I had a son who was
And so it was that I stumbled and bigotry. an idiot, by Jove, I would make
recently upon a clergyman But it is Smith’s wit that him a parson,” To which Smith
called Sydney Smith. The Revd. drew me in. He was Rector at replied, “Very likely, but I
Smith was a campaigner, wit, Foston-le-Clay, near Thornton, see that your father was of a
and writer; born in Woodford, North Yorkshire, from 1806 to different mind.”
Essex, on 3rd June 1771. He was 1829. He obviously loved living I wonder what his Dear Friends
one of the most prominent in Yorkshire, but he found his piece would address in the
preachers of his day. Educated parish somewhat remote. “My Parish Magazine!
at Oxford, he was one of the living in Yorkshire,” he once said,
founders of the The Edinburgh “was so far out of the way that it
Review. He championed was actually twelve miles from a John Clarke
parliamentary reform (a man lemon.” Of course, there are still
Sydney was an avid letter writer, and I want to share his advice to his friend Georgiana the Viscount of
Morpeth. Georgiana suffered from depression, and Sydney wrote this letter to her as means for helping
her get out of the slough of despondency.
Dear Georgiana,
Nobody has suffered more from low spirits than I
have — so I feel for you. Here are my prescriptions;
1st Live as well as you dare. 12th Avoid poetry, dramatic representations
2nd Go into the shower-bath with a small (except comedy), music, serious novels,
quantity of water at a temperature low enough melancholy sentimental people, and every
to give you a slight sensation of cold. thing likely to excite feeling or emotion not
3rd Read amusing books. ending in active benevolence.
4th Take short views of human life—not further 13th Do good, and endeavour to please
than dinner or tea. everybody of every degree.
5 Be as busy as you can.
th
14th Be as much as you can in the open air
6th See as much as you can of those friends who without fatigue.
respect and like you. 15th Make the room where you commonly sit,
7th And of those acquaintances who amuse you. gay and pleasant.
8th Make no secret of low spirits to your friends, 16th Struggle little by little against idleness.
but talk of them freely — they are always 17th Don’t be too severe upon yourself, or
worse for dignified concealment. underrate yourself, but do yourself justice.
9th Attend to the effects tea and coffee produce 18th Keep good blazing fires.
upon you. 19th Be firm and constant in the exercise of
10th Compare your lot with that of rational religion.
other people. 20th Believe me, dear Georgiana,
11th Don’t expect too much from human life — a your devoted servant,
sorry business at the best.
Sydney Smith
Letter from Sydney Smith to Lady Georgiana Morpeth, 16 February 1820
www.StWilfridsParish.com 16 Extended Online VersionFrom the Parish Registers
Church Floodlights Funerals
St Wilfrid’s Church was, or will be, We offer our love and sympathy to the
illuminated on: relatives of:
12th February 14th February
In loving Birthday Memories of Helen E. Jean Stoker (89) at St Wilfrid’s
Dean-Dragunas
14th February
In Loving Birthday Memories of Michael
Austerfield
28th February
In loving memory of Steve Dunn and the
nine other young men who lost their lives
Baptisms
in the Great Heck Train Disaster We welcome into the Christian family:
30th January
Jude James Halliwell
If you would like the church illuminated to 6th February
celebrate a birth, baptism, birthday marriage, Oliva Louise Stoko
anniversary, or the life of a loved one please
contact Pat Griffiths on 01757 705793
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Methodist Clergy
Brayton and Burn Methodist Ministers
Revd. Philip Macdonald 1 Olive Grove, Goole, DN14 5AD philipmacdonald@tiscali.co.uk (01405 765154)
Revd. Peter Barnett 5 Lynwith Close, Carlton, Goole, DN14 5RR revpb@revpb.karoo.co.uk (01405 869701)
A Cautionary Observation
The membership of most congregations yields a wide range
of skills and knowledge that can benefit the collective.
Churches often, however, encourage people to leave aspects
of themselves and their identities at the door. Jo Sadgrove
Extended Online Version 17 www.StWilfridsParish.comSt Wilfrid’s, Clergy & Officers
Clergy
Revd. Pete Watson The Rectory, Doncaster Road, Brayton,YO8 9HE (01757 704707)
Revd. Roy Shaw revroyshaw@protonmail.com
Revd. Paul Finlinson p.finlinson@outlook.com
Reader
Jackie Jackman porgles.pogs@icloud.com (01757 706475)
Church Warden
Pat Jarvis churchwarden@stwilfridsparish.com (01757 708881)
Ministry Team
Mel Allan (01757 706068) Electoral Roll Officer
Lynn Allan (01757 706068) Margaret Seager (07840 817005)
Sue Beevers (01757 229515) Junior Church
Pat Griffiths (01757 705793) Martha Harrold (01757 291254)
Joan Howden (01757 700942) Friday Fun Club
Sheila Newsome (01757 705497) Cathy Rodgers (01757 704303)
Carol Sowden (01757 703590) Parish Safeguarding Representative
Gordon Tute (01757 707123) Cathy Rodgers (01757 704303)
Sacristan Pastoral Care
Sheila Newsome (01757 705497) Sue Beevers (01757 229515)
Officers Craft Group
PCC Secretary Linda Crackles (01757 704944)
Ruth Breeze (01757 701911) Mothers Union
ruthie5611@hotmail.com Lynn Allan (01757 706068)
Treasurer Book Club
Jill Clarke (01757 708646) Rosalind Wilson (01757 708856)
Wellbeing Cafe
Carol Sowden (01757 703590)
St Francis’ Clergy & Officers
Clergy.Thorpe Willoughby Methodist/Anglican Church
Revd. Christine Gillespie 24 Tomlinson Way, Sherburn in Elmet LS25 6EQ gillespiec39@gmail.com (01977 682695)
Revd. Pete Watson The Rectory, Doncaster Road, Brayton,YO8 9HE (01757 704707)
Revd. Roy Shaw revroyshaw@protonmail.com
Revd. Paul Finlinson p.finlinson@outlook.com
(The Revds. Roy Shaw and Paul Finlinson have the Archbishop’s permission to officiate and we are very grateful for their help in the parish)
Reader
Jackie Jackman (01757 706475) porgles.pogs@icloud.com
Officers
ECC Secretary Child Protection Representative
Jan Tetley (01757 707987) Jan Tetley (01757 707987)
tetleyjan@gmail.com tetleyjan@gmail.com
Treasurer Church Coordinator
Reginold George regi-george@hotmail.co.uk Shirley Croft (01757 707380)
Electoral Roll Officer Rosemary Finlinson
Shirley Croft (01757 707380)
www.StWilfridsParish.com 18 Extended Online VersionService Roster You are more than welcome to join us in any of the Services in March below St Wilfrid’s St Francis Methodists Tuesday 1st Thursday 3rd Brayton 10:30am Holy Communion at Fernbank 10:00am Holy Communion Sunday 6th Wednesday 2nd Ash Wednesday Sunday 6th 10:30am Holy Communion 7:30pm Holy Communion with ashing 10:30am Holy Communion with Sunday 13th Sunday 6th First Sunday in Lent Prayer and Anointing for Healing 10:30am Morning Worship 10:30am Lay-led Morning Prayer Thursday 10th Sunday 20th 12:30pm Baptisms 10:00am Holy Communion 10:30am Morning Worship 5pm Alive@5 at St Wilfrid’s Hall Sunday 13th Sunday 27th Wednesday 9th 10:30am Morning Worship or Holy 10:30am Morning Worship 9:30am Holy Communion Communion Sunday 13th Second Sunday in Lent Thursday 17th Burn 8:00am Holy Communion 10:00am Holy Communion Sunday 6th 10:30am Family Communion Sunday 20th 10:00am Morning Worship Monday 14th 10:30am Joint Parish Celtic Sunday 13th 10:30am Holy Communion at St Wilfrid’s Communion at St Wilfrid’s 10:00am Morning Worship Court Thursday 24th Sunday 20th Wednesday 16th 10:00am Holy Communion 10:30am At Hambleton 9:30am Holy Communion Sunday 27th Mothering Sunday Methodist Church Sunday 20th Third Sunday in Lent 10:30am Lay-led Morning Worship Sunday 27th 10:30am Joint Parish Celtic Communion at St Thursday 31st 10:00am Holy Communion Wilfrid’s 10:00am Holy Communion 12:30pm Baptisms Thorpe Willoughby 5pm Alive@5 at St Wilfrid’s Hall Sunday 13th Wednesday 23rd 10:30am Morning Worship 9:30am Holy Communion Sunday 27th Mothering Sunday 8:00am Holy Communion 10:30am Holy Communion with Prayer and Anointing for Healing 5pm Inspire at St Wilfrid’s Hall Wednesday 30th 9:30am Holy Communion Extended Online Version 19 www.StWilfridsParish.com
The Directory Wellbeing
Gentle Movement Wellbeing Cafe Soup and a Song
Every Monday Monday 14th & 28th March Friday 25th March
2:00pm–3:45pm 10:00am–12noon 10:30am–1pm
St Francis’ Church St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Francis Church
Sitting down exercises for all ages; Come and join us in a safe and Last Friday in the Month
free but donations accepted for friendly place for cake, a cuppa, Memory letting you down? Caring
Church funds. We are a warm a chat and mutual support to for someone with memory
friendly group, so why not come build a kind community! More problems? Do you enjoy a good
and join us; or come for company, information? Call me on 01757 sing-song? Why not join our
coffee and cake! More information 703590 Carol happy group for an hour of
from me on 07821 257923. Jean song & fun, then share a meal
of soup, butties and cake. For
more information contact me on
07921255988. Rosemary
One Lump or Two?
Community Lunch Coffee Corner Coffee Morning
Wednesday 2nd March Saturday 5th March Saturday 19th March
12noon-1:30pm 10:00am-11:15am 10:00am-11:30am
St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Francis Church St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall
Come along for a chat with a Beverages, books, cakes & We are looking forward to the
simple lunch of soup & dessert for companionship! All welcome! next Coffee Morning when we
only £4. Pat Pat shall again include the sale of
our 2022 Easter gifts. We look
forward to seeing you all again!
Linda
Coffeemates Coffee for All Churchyard Tidying
Wednesday 30th March Tuesdays Saturday 26th March
10:00am - 12noon 10:00am–11:30am 9:30am–12noon
St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Francis Church St Wilfrid’s Churchyard
Why not come along for coffee, Come along for coffee, tea and Come and help maintain the
tea, and homemade cakes, and a chat. Everyone is welcome. flower borders, cut back the
great company in March! Lynn Pauline brambles, and empty the rubbish
bins! You might even get to climb a
ladder! Sense of humour essential.
John
www.StWilfridsParish.com 20 Extended Online VersionCrafty Folks
St Wilfrid’s Craft St Francis Crafters Open Church
Group
Tuesday 8th & 29th March Every Wednesday Wednesday 16th & 23rd March
1:30pm–4:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm 2:00pm-4:00pm
St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Francis Church St Wilfrid’s Church
If anyone wants to join us they We meet every Wednesday to St Wilfrid’s will be open for
are welcome to come along with knit, sew, crochet, craft and sketching, painting, stitching,
their latest project, join in the natter. Everyone is welcome! writing, taking photographs or just
chatter and enjoy a cuppa from Or come along if you just want soaking up the atmosphere. Martin
1:30pm. No need to contact me to chat! Contact me for more & Karl
beforehand. Linda information on 01757 703892.
Margaret
Women Matters
Mothers’ Union Brayton WI Thorpe WI
Thursday 10th March Monday 14th March Thursday 10th March
2:00pm 2:00pm 7:30pm
St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Francis Church
This month we are looking At our next meeting Barbara At our next meeting North
to hearing from Revd. Paul Hirst-McGlone will give a Yorkshire Rotters will give an
Finlinson. Everyone welcome to demonstration of Spring Flower ecological talk “The Three R’s:
come along. Barbara arranging Reduce, Reuse & Recycle”. –
Contact me for more
information 01757 702209. Jean
Sunday Evening Services
Alive@5 Inspire!
Sunday 6th & 20th March Sunday 27th March
5:00pm–6:00pm 5:00pm–6:00pm
St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall St Wilfrid’s Parish Hall
C0mmunity! G@m3s! Cr@fts!, Contemporary informal Christian
Fri3ndly! Fun! A short relaxed fellowship and relaxed café style
worship time for all the family. worship. It would be lovely to see
Everyone is welcome! Pete you there! Pete
Extended Online Version 21 www.StWilfridsParish.comSt Francis’ Notices Fabulous Quiz Night & Supper @ St Francis! Saturday 19th March @ 7pm. Teams of up to six people. Tickets £8 per person. Booking is essential - call Joan (01757 708128) or Shirley (01757 707380) to reserve a place. Pat St Francis Spring Fair 2nd April 10am to 12noon. At last - the much delayed 2020 St Francis Spring Fair! We will be showcasing lots of great Easter treats! And of course refreshments including cake! And a raffle, probably... Pat Fashion Show 21st April 7pm A note for next month’s diary - the St Francis Fashion Show. To be held in St Francis Church. More details next month. Lucille St Wilfrid’s Notices St Wilfrid’s Spring Fair 14th May. Like buses we don’t have any fairs, fayres, or whatever, for two years, then along come two at once! St Wilfrid’s Spring Fair will be held in Church on the afternoon of Saturday 14th May between 2pm and 4pm It will feature all of the usual stalls including Craft Stall, tombola etc., with refreshments served in the Hall. If anyone would like a stall in the church or Rectory gardens, or if you would like to help out on the day, please contact me on 0777 0440214. Lis Press Cuttings A round up of true press cuttings from British newspapers. Commenting on a complaint from a Mr Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said: “We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It’s possible Mr Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house”. (Daily Telegraph) Police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van because they cannot issue a description. It’s a Special Branch vehicle and they don’t want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian) A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coastguard spokesman commented: “This sort of thing is all too common”. (The Times) At the height of the gale, the harbour master radioed a coastguard on the spot and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn’t have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express) www.StWilfridsParish.com 22 Extended Online Version
When We Were Very Young This month I though that I would share some of again, now that Covid is becoming normalised. the pictures that I have taken on various Parish Butties and orange squash always taste better on Walks. It’s about time that we did one of these damp grass... Walk around Drax Nature Reserve 11th November 2012 Walk along the Selby Canal and Brayton Barff 23rd March 2014 Walk around St Aidan’s RSPB Reserve 13th May 2018 Extended Online Version 23 www.StWilfridsParish.com
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