Parish Who’s Who
The Reverend Richard Morrison
The Elloe Fen Churches Magazine
April 2015
The Vicarage, 1 Broadgate, Whaplode Drove, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 OTN
01406 330392
Reader Sally Clifton,
9 Broadgate Sutton St James PE12 0EL 01945 440168
Authorised Lay Ministers
Jane Spriggs 01945 700004
Jane Sivers 01406 331330
Churchwardens
Sutton St Edmund
Jane Spriggs ‘The Acorns’ Broadgate 01945 700004
Meg Norman 8 Cross Road 01945 700798
Sutton St James
Pauline Stebbings, Willow Farm Jarvisgate 01945 440285
Sally Clifton 9 Broadgate 01945 440168
Gedney Hill
Roy Houldershaw 70 North Road 01406 330981
Dave Ingle 36 North Road 01406 330732
Whaplode Drove
Morvista Avenue Farm, Dowsdale Crowland
01406 330544
Jane Sivers
10 Chapel gate
01406 331330
Morris Stancer
Village Reporters
St Edmund - Jane Spriggs
St James - Pauline Stebbings
Whaplode Drove - Jane Sivers
Gedney Hill – Janet Coles & Marilyn Collishaw
Magazine Editors
Jane Spriggs 01945 700004
Sally Clifton 01945 440168
God of glory,
by the raising of your Son
you have broken the chains of death and hell:
fill your Church with faith and hope;
for a new day has dawned
and the way to life stands open
in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Good Friday Hour of Devotion
2.00pm and 3.00pm
At St John the Baptist in Whaplode Drove
and at Sutton St James
Easter Sunday Services
Holy Communion
9.30am at Sutton St James
Holly Communion
11.00am at St John The Baptist in Whaplode Drove
LINCS FASHION SHOW IN AID OF CANCER CHARITIES
Was held on Thursday 12th March in the VILLAGE HALL AT Sutton
St James. The organisers Cherril Collins and Sylvia Spinks would
like to thank everyone who supported the
event by donating raffle prizes and buying
products. They are delighted to announce
that they raised an amazing amount of money. Congratulations.
£900.00
TRANSPORTED ran a trio of three drawing sessions with artist Rosie
Redzia in Sutton St James Parish Church during March and finishing
on the first on April. A small group of budding artists were given
lessons on various techniques which they then were able to practise.
ADVANCE NOTICE
WHAPLODE DROVE
8th and 9th May
CHARITY OLD TIME MUSIC HALL
ELIZABETHAN CENTRE
In Aid of Papworth Hospital
in Memory of Henry Fowler
Tickets £5.00 available from June Dily
01406 330623
From your editors
Hi Everyone
If you are reading this on your computer then read no
further! This is a little reminder about subscriptions for
the paper version of the parish magazine. Ink costs have
proven to be a little more expensive than last year so, if
you are able to could you manage a donation of around
6.50 for the full year? If you can’t anything would be very
gratefully received. Have a lovely Easter.
From the Bishop
In Christian tradition the Five Holy Wounds, or Five Sacred Wounds, are the
five piercing wounds which 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
St Edmund’s News & Events for April 2015
Church Services and Rota
Sunday 12th April Holy Communion 9.15am
Sides person Jane Reader Jane Organist June
Sunday 19th April Morning Prayer @ 9.15am
Sides person Meg Reader Roy Organist June
Sunday 26th April Holy Communion @ 9.15am
Sides person Jane Reader Henry Organist June
Sunday 3rd May Holy Communion @ 9.15am
Sides person Meg Reader Roy Organist June
Sutton St Edmund ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING and PCC AGM
Monday 20th April in the Parish Church at 2pm
Everyone Welcome
The Benefice Palm Sunday Service on 29th March was blessed with light
rain which was better than what was threatened! The Reverend Richard
Morrison led the liturgy of the palms in the Village Hall car park and then
the congregation processed behind ‘Jedi and his owner Debs Rogers to
the Parish Church for the service of Holy Communion. En route everyone
sang ‘All Glory, Laud and Honour’ with the music provided by Henry on
the Ghetto blaster. In Church the readings were given by Henry Neale
and Faye Riley, Jane led the intercessions and June Neale played the
organ. After the service the congregation enjoyed coffee and Simnel
cake. Thank you to everyone who contributed towards this service
St Edmund’s Agricultural Discussion Group final meeting of the winter
2014/15 season was on Monday 9th March in the Village Hall and the
speaker was a representative from AGRIFAX. We will keep our farmers
in our prayers as they work to steward God’s great creation throughout
the summer and the harvest.
Sutton Edmund’s Village Hall Tombola
Wednesday 15th April 2015
Doors Open 6.45pm for Eyes Down at 7.30pm
Good prizes and refreshments available
The snowball is up and running
The Sutton St Edmund Open Guild March meeting was the annual Lent
Service in the parish church on Tuesday 17th March. The next meeting
will be on Tuesday 22nd April at 2.30pm in the Village Hall and Maureen
Sutton St Edmund Short Mat Bowlers
meet Tuesdays & Thursdays 7pm to 10pm in the Village Hall.
New members always welcome
St James News & Events for April 2015
Church Services and Rota
Sunday 12th April Holy Communion @ 10.30am
Sides persons Sall & Kirsty Readers Kirsty & Peter
Organist Tony Prayers Sall Chalice Pauline
Sunday 19th April Morning Prayer @ 10.30am
Sides persons Val & Ivan Readers Kirsty & Judith
Beat Box Gwen Prayers Valerie
Sunday 26th April Holy Communion @ 10.30am
Sides persons Val & Ivan Readers Peter & Cherril
Organist Tony Prayers Valerie Chalice Pauline
Sunday 3rd May Morning Prayer @ 10.30am
Will be led by Jane Sivers from Whaplode Drove
Sides persons Val & Ivan Readers Fred & Judith
Organist Tony Prayers Valerie
Sutton St James Parish Church Coffee Morning
Saturday11th April
Hot drinks homemade cake raffle & stalls
SUTTON ST JAMES WOMENS GROUP had a really enjoyable meeting
on Wednesday 25th March in the company of Avril Hayter-Smith the Ely
Town Crier, she was a very interesting and funny speaker who talked
about the many different task a town crier might be called upon to
do. The next meeting will be on the Wednesday 29th April and that
will be the annual art afternoon led by Debbie Mitchell. For more
information ring Cherril on 01945 440319.
Sutton St James held its APM & PCC AGM on Thursday 26th March 2015.
Sally Clifton and Pauline Stebbings were returned as the Church Wardens,
Judith Nash as Secretary, Cherril Collins as the Treasurer and the PCC as
follows, Chris Stebbings, Fred Rose, Anthony Rose, Gwen Bowker and
Valerie Moore. The PCC were delighted to welcome Gail Simpson as a new
member but were very sorry to accept Ivan Waters resignation as verger
and from the PCC due to ill health.
The church ran a very successful sausage supper on Saturday 26th April
with around sixty people attending to enjoy Sausage, Mash and mixed
vegetables and gravy followed by a terrific variety of delicious puddings.
After the meal Bradley Stebbings gave a very interesting talk and slide
show about his school trip and voluntary service in Cambodia. Thank you
to everyone who supplied the food, did the setting up and clearing up or
brought a prize for the raffle. Special thanks to Bradley for giving his
presentation.
What’s Going On at Sutton St James Village Hall?
BINGO Doors open 6.30pm for Eyes Down 7.30pm
Sutton St James Walking Group meet every Thursday in the Village Hall
Car park for a healthy stroll followed by refreshments when you get back
Please telephone Carol Griggs on 440599 for more info.
Sutton St James Reading Group meets on the 1st Thursday of alternating
months at 7.45pm. For information call Mike & Ann Milchard on 440391
Good Companions (Over 55s Club) meet every Wednesday at 2pm
Monday Evening Term Time
Rainbows for girls aged from 5-7
from 5.00pm to 6.15pm
Call Jenny Rose on 440685
Thursday Evening Term Time
Brownies for girls aged from 7-10
from 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Call Jeanette Campling on 440509
BRAMLEY COTTAGE EVENTS
19th
GIFT & CRAFT FAIR ON SUNDAY
April
11.00am TO 4.00pm FREE ENTRY
Wide selection of gift & craft stalls including jewellery art and crafts vintage gifts
wooden items bags confectionery cakes and food Refreshments and Prize Draw
SUTTON ST JAMES CHURCH HALL BELLS DROVE
Sutton St James Toddler Group
Mondays from 10.30am to 11.45am Thursdays from 1.45pm to 3pm
Children from babies to school age welcome
Contact Jenny Rose on 01945 440685
Sutton St James Church Hall Bells Drove Available for hire
Tel. Jenny Rose on 01945 440685 for more details & to book
SUTTON ST JAMES PARISH CHURCH
ARE DELIGHTED TO OFFER A 50s to 70s NIGHT
Dancing to BIG D
ON
SATURDAY 26TH APRIL
Tickets £6.00 to include a light supper
In the Church Hall Bells Drove Sutton St James
Come and sing and dance the night away to the music of
your youth. Bring your own alcohol. Raffle
Please put your name and party size on the list on the font.
From the Registers
Holy Trinity Gedney Hill
Funeral Mrs Valerie Redden 28th January 2015
Funeral Mrs Emily Mary Jealous 27th February 2015
Funeral Mrs Joan Cooper 3rd March 2015
HOLY BAPTISM
Riley Ray Coupe 8th March 2015
Sutton St James
Funeral Mr Gordon Campling 2nd March 2015
Funeral Mrs Jane Rose 24th March 2015
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April Church Services at Holy Trinity and St Polycarp’s
Sunday 12th Holy Trinity Evensong
Sunday 19th Holy Trinity Holy Communion
Sunday 26th Holy Trinity BCP Matins
Sunday 3rd MaySt Polycarp’s Holy Communion
4.00pm
9.30am
9.30am
9.30am
If you have worries or concerns for a friend or family member
and you would like them to be included in the parish prayers
please tell your church wardens. Janet Coles on
(01406 330441) has agreed to take the names
of those in especial need of our prayers in Gedney
Hill and Holbeach Drove
Gedney Hill W.I. had their AGM this month in which we re-elect our
committee and president, nobody wanted to change jobs so we all
stay as we are. We had a quiz on Cockney Rhyming slang after tea,
not fair really, as we have a real Londoner in our midst! The AGM
is a good opportunity to reflect on the past year and this has been
one of the best, we've worked hard but the rewards are a healthy
W I financially and membership wise, long may we continue.
Next Meeting 22nd April 7.15pm Stories from the Fens and Marshes
by Mr Lamb and everyone is welcome.
GOINGS ON AT GEDNEY HILL MEMORIAL HALL
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1 Tuesday of the Month Budgerigar Society 7 – 10pm
1st Wednesday of the month Golden Link 2-4pm
2nd Wednesday of the Month Bingo
Doors open 6.45pm Eyes down 7.30 Refreshments at half time.
Gedney Hill WI meets every fourth Wednesday of the Month at 7pm
Gedney Hill Play Group Tuesday, Wednesday & Fridays in school term
Leader Sam Clover 07507 658 813
Little Tots Parent & Toddler group Thursday in term time 10.30-12pm
Crafts & refreshments; have an enjoyable morning & meet new friends
To book the hall please telephone Shirley James on 01406 330310
What’s happening at Whaplode Drove?
March Church Services at St John the Baptist
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
12th
12th
19th
26th
3rd
Holy Communion
Family Worship
Holy Communion
Family Get together
Holy Communion
8.00am
4.30pm
11.00am
11.00am
11.00am
Lunches in the Church Room
Saturday 11th April
11am to 2pm
On the menu is shepherds pie or sandwiches and delicious
puds.
Jane Sivers is continuing to lead the family worship at 4.30pm
on the second Sunday in the month and would be delighted to
see you. Tea and coffee will be available after the service.
The March Family Get Together celebrated Easter and the
children decorated polystyrene eggs as well as showing off their
Easter Bonnets.
April’s Family Get Together theme will be Angels so come dressed
as an angel everyone.
St John the Baptist held their APM and PCC meeting on March 9th.
Jane Sivers and Morris Stancer were returned as the Churchwardens
and there was no change to the PCC.
Whaplode Drove WI held their AGM on Tuesday 3rd March and Mavis
Stancer was returned as the President. The next meeting will be on
Tuesday 7th April when there will be talk given by a representative of a
Donkey sanctuary.
Did you know the world’s first tweet can be found in the BIBLE?
The Lord’s Prayer is exactly 140 characters long – how cool is that?
I’ll leave it up to you to find which one I’m talking about
Altered Festival 2015
Altered comes to Gedney
Following on from the successful Valentine Dance in February
Altered is a partnership project between artsNK, the
University of Lincoln and the Diocese of Lincoln. It was founded not only to bring
contemporary art into ancient churches, but to inspire more people to visit
churches and look at these historic buildings afresh. Over the past four years
Altered has shown that churches can drive contemporary artists to create beautiful,
thought-provoking work; work that does indeed cast a new light on ancient stones.
We are now delighted to present our final event: the Altered Festival 2015. This
festival is both a celebration of the project’s achievements and a challenge to artists
and church communities to build upon the foundations Altered has laid.
(alteredartsproject.weebly.com).
We are delighted that Martin Smith’s work ‘Machines in the Trees’ (2013) will be
shown at Gedney, St Mary. This work was originally commissioned by artsNK for the
Zygote festival (2013), which celebrated the history of the seed industry in Sleaford.
Each carefully-crafted kinetic tree has its own form and sound. “I wanted a piece
that could be set, as with an alarm clock, and would allow you to start the day
gently. I am interested in producing mechanical bird sounds and seeing the cause
and effect through a mechanism. For me, the making is very important and I
wanted to craft every part of the machine, to understand how the bellows are
constructed and operate and to get the bird whistle sounding just right.” – Martin
Smith Martin Smith’s work is housed in collections across the world.
(www.smithautomata.co.uk) This is a very special and rare opportunity for our
local community to get involved in a countywide contemporary art Festival. Are
you interested in art, architecture and history and are able to give a few hours
during the exhibition opening times?
St Mary Magdalene’s exhibition opening times:
Saturday 2nd May
Sunday 3rd May
Monday 4th May
10am – 7pm
11am - 7pm
11am – 7pm
All Saints Church, Moulton
Flower Festival
“Homes & Gardens”
Sat 25 April-Mon 4 May
10am-6pm daily
Dedication Service Saturday 25 April 10am
Songs of Praise Sunday 3 May 6.30pm
Plants, china, craft stalls, light refreshments
Enquiries 01406 370805 or brijes@uwclub.net
Booked meals 01406 371201
GEDNEY HILL MEMORIAL HALL
Are pleased to present the
CENTRE STAGE SWING BAND
Dance or listen to the great rat pack vocalist
TOM MELVIN
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on
Saturday 18 April from 7pm to Late
Tickets £10.00 per person
To include a Buffet Supper
A Licensed Bar will be open
Book or Buy Your Tickets from John Venters 01406 330218
Ken James 01406 330310 or John Riley 01406 330558
Churches Together in East Elloe
Songs Of Praise
Singing with praise in our hearts
Followed by Fellowship, friendship & refreshments
7.30pm Thursday 23rd April 2015
at Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Foxes Low Road Holbeach
Women’s World Day of Prayer was held in Sutton St James Parish Church
on Friday 6th March. Ladies of the church provided a soup lunch before
starting the very informal but enjoyable service which this year was
designed by the women of the Bahamas. Thank you to everyone who took
part – we never rehearse the speakers and Tony our organist never knows
what music he is going to have to play but somehow spontaneity works for
us. There was certainly a bit of jiggling in the aisle at the start and the
end, If you’ve never been to one before join us next year at St James
when we celebrate with the women of Cuba on Friday 4th March.
Acts 10:34-43 NRSV
Gentiles Hear the Good News
Then Peter began to speak to them: ‘I truly understand that God shows
away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?’ When they looked
up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled
no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is
back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in
right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people
a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But
of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. That message
he said to them, ‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of
spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John
Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here.
announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
Look, there is the place they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and
with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were
Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see
oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that
he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging
him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to
appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as
witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one
ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets
testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness
of sins through his name.’
Mark 16:1-8 The Resurrection of Jesus
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him,
And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they
went to the tomb. They had been saying to one another, ‘Who will roll
him, just as he told you.’ So they went out and fled from the tomb,
for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing
to anyone, for they were afraid.
So many of us have lost relatives or dear friends this winter
So here is a prayer from the C of E website that I hope will
bring you some comfort.
Father,
you know our hearts and share our sorrows.
We are hurt by our parting from those whom we loved:
when we are angry at the loss we have sustained,
when we long for words of comfort,
yet find them hard to hear,
turn our grief to truer living,
our affliction to firmer hope
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Collect for the third Sunday of Easter
Almighty Father,
who in your great mercy gladdened the disciples
with the sight of the risen Lord:
give us such knowledge of his presence with us,
that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life
and serve you continually in righteousness and truth;
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