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AprilWed 1 10:30 School Easter
ServiceWed 1 20:00 Eucharist followed
by silent PrayerThu 2 19:30 Maundy Thursday
Eucharist with thewashing of feet
Fri 3 09:30 Good Friday LiturgyFri 3 11:00 Ecumenical Walk of
Witness (starts at StThomas More WestMalling)
Sat 4 09:30 Churchyard Tidy upSat 4 13:00 WeddingSat 4 19:30 Holy Saturday VigilSun 5 08:00 EucharistSun 5 10:00 All Age EucharistSun 12 08:00 Easter Easter
EucharistSun 12 10:00 Parish EucharistSat 18 06:30 Mixed day trip to
Ypres and theMenin Gate
Sun 19 08:00 EucharistSun 19 10:00 Parish Eucharist
Sun 19 14:30 Blossom Walk &Cream Tea.
Mon 20 13:30 Toddler PraiseMon 20 20:00 Home groupSun 26 08:00 EucharistSun 26 09:45 Sunday Club, 7UPSun 26 10:00 Parish EucharistSun 26 11:30 APCM MeetingMon 27 13:30 Toddler Praise
Apr 2015 No 249
HappyEaster
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In 1650 The English theologian andhistorian Thomas Fuller was the firstperson to commit a now well knownproverb to print. He wrote that 'thedarkest hour is just before thedawn'.
This proverb is often used toinspire hope under adversecircumstances, and to remind usthat that however dark things feel,day is about to break.
This month the church celebratesthe yearly feast of Easter. Areminder that although it looked verydark on Good Friday, Eastermorning and Jesus's triumph overdeath was just around the corner.The darkness gave way to a brightfuture for the whole world.
So amid the bunnies, themountains of chocolate and theconsequent hyperactive childrenthere is celebration.
Easter is a happy time, but it is
so much more happy when we havein some sense travelled with Jesusthrough Holy Week, to thedesolation and loneliness of thecross, and then onto the joy andrelief of Easter day.
The dawn seems brighter if wehave experienced the darkness first.
So it is with much of life. Thetrials and disappointments we facecan sometimes give our times ofcelebration more meaning.
Easter is just such a time forcelebration. Whatever we have beenthrough over the past year, Easterreminds us that although nightcomes surely day will follow.
Jesus is risen and the churchbelieves that this is the hope for allof us.
With best wishes for a holy andhappy Easter.
Fr Matthew
The Darkest Houris Just Beforethe Dawn
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CURRENTLY IN YEAR 5? PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOTBALL? LIKE TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS?
Why not pop down to your local football club and if you like what you see there are opportunities to join our exciting football team.
Contact Noel on 07980 806519 for more details.
30th anniversaryNorth Downs CharityWalk - 3, 6 or 9 miles.Raise money for yourown charity and forCancer Research UK.Sunday June 21 from8:00 am HarrietshamVillage Hall. Free ploughman's lunch,strawberries and a jazz band at thefinish. To date, this walk has raised over£460,000, including £225,000 for CRUK.
Churchyard monthly tidy up the firstSat of the month. Please bring your owntools and gloves. All welcome.
Volunteers are still required for variouspositions in Church, please speak toFather Matthew for more details.
Food Bank; any tins or packed dryfoods are gratefully received. Gluten anddairy free foods are also required. Theboxes are by the Church door under thepew for donations.
Church Services; will now also be heldat 9am and 6pm on a Friday.
Easyfundraising.co.uk: Shop onlinethrough the website, naming LeybourneParaochial Church Council as yourcharity. More than £1,000 has beenraised from retailers who donate apercentage of online orders.
Church web site: You can readLeybourne Voice in colour, view thecalendar, see what groups are meeting& where plus much more on the churchweb site at www.leybournechurch.co.uk
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JustTextGiving: Now it's even easier togive to maintain our church. Simply textSSPP01 £x where x can be any amountto 70070. The text is free and 100% ofwhat you give goes to the church.
You will also receive a text with detailsof how to Gift Aid your donation. Pleasedo this if you can. It increases yourdonation by 25% at no cost to you.
Are you on Facebook? Then join theLeybourne Village group. It's aninformal, unofficial way for Leybourneresidents, friends and visitors tocommunicate with each other. Anyonecan join, and members can invite others.It is not linked to the Parish Council,which has set up its own Facebook pageand Twitter account:twitter.com/Leybourne_PC andwww.facebook. com/leybournepc
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boardBulky Waste:The council truck will be outside theshops on Little Market Row:Apr 18 9.30-10.30 amApr 25 8.00-9.00 amMay 9 9.30-10.30 amMay 23 8.00-9.00 amPlease don’t leave items on site if thetruck is not there. You are responsiblefor putting them into the truck yourself.
Marcia Phelan
Ss PETER & PAULLEYBOURNE
"Leybourne Church seeks to serveGod through prayer, worship, actionand example in the wider community."
Please contact the parish priest orchurchwardens on any parish matters.
PARISH PRIESTThe Revd Matthew Buchan
01732 [email protected]
CHURCHWARDENSPatrick Tootal - 01732 870809Martin Luton - 01732 845280CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR
Marcia [email protected] ASSISTANT
Mary Bierbaum - 01732 844706
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Gloria is a scientist, presenter and film maker, who takes us on a guided tour of our world’s oceans and the incredible life within it. Her lectures include original underwater film clips, so you can enjoy the sights and sounds of the bizarre and spectacular sea life that she describes. From the tiniest microscopic cells to the most weird and wonderful of the creatures in the ocean, together we will explore the amazing world beneath the waves
The World Beneath the Waves
Tickets £15, including a fish and chip supper & coffee.Contact Mary Lynn at [email protected] to “Rotary Club of Maidstone Riverside”
All proceeds to The Rotary FoundationThis Rotary charity works towards fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local communities and promoting peace
Tuesday 7 April 20157:15 for 7:45pm
Oakwood House Hotel, Oakwood Park, Maidstone(postcode for satnav ME16 0JP)
The Rotary Clubs of Kings Hill and Maidstone Riverside invite you to ...
an audience with Gloria Barnett
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LeybournePrimary SchoolPTFAOnline Auctionof Promisesstarts on Monday 20 April at 9amThe auction will raise funds for the development of the outsidelearning areas within the school grounds and we are aiming for£2,000!
How can you help?
We need your promises – can you make a donation to beauctioned?
If you can help please contact us by [email protected] with your name, contact telephonenumber, email address and details of your promise byWednesday 15 April.
Thank you for your support.
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Not many people know this fact,but I have a number of tattoosupon my personage.
Not the garish sleeve that isso fashionable these days, or thename of my wife to show myundying love to her (or any otherwoman I've had relations with!).
No, all my tattoos are quotes/sayings/mottos and dates thatare relevant to me.
These remind me of peoplethat have left my life, inspirationalwords that keep me sane, andmemorable times I wish to neverforget.
So, why am I telling you this? Well,since I changed my lifestyle and becamea gardener, I've been searching for aquote that encompassed this U-turn, andI've found it!
"Life is like a garden: perfect momentscan be had; but not preserved, except inyour memory". (L.Nimoy)
Now, apart from the joy of knowingI'm going under needle, it got methinking about the memories my garden
Gardens make memories, writes Adam McKay
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It's More Thanevokes.
Rosesalwaysremindme of myparents,as my firstmemory ofa garden iswatchingmy dadpruning hisprizedstandardroses.
Thelawn: ofdaysplayingcricket withmybrothers.
Theapple treebrings backtheshouting ofthe local farmer who chased us out ofhis orchard as we were scrumping hisjuicy Granny Smiths!
Then there's the sunflower whichtakes me back to my wedding day asSamantha had them in her bouquet and
I had one in my buttonhole.Lastly, the scent of Viburnum
bondantese 'Dawn' makes me feel thatmy gran is standing by my side as it
n Just Flowers
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It's More Thansmells like the perfume she used to wear.Memories are important, as
remembering loved ones brings happiness;and I'm sure we've all laid a wreathdown next to a loved one’s plot. Flowersare, in someways, a symbol of our loveto the ones that have left us.
A garden can keep a legacy ofsomeone. By planting a tree, a shrub oreven placing a figurine - a friend of minehas a gnome that's holding a fishing rod
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which reminds him of his dad - their lifeseems to be extended, because wheneveryour eye falls upon it a memory will surfaceabout that person. A beautiful memory isworth much more than the price ofwhatever you decide to put in your garden.
Your garden can be many things: aplay area for your children, vegetablesfor the plate, an outdoor dining area, awildlife haven or just full of wonderfulcolour and scent.
But there should be a place forpeacefulness and solitude.
It doesn't have to be a huge part, but
a part that takes youaway from the hurlyburly of everyday life,even if it's only in yourmind.
Since I've becamea gardener, I'm nowmuch more patient,and understand thereare influences thataren't in my control thatwill shape my day,week, month or year;and I have to trustthose outsideinfluences.
This is similar to agarden: patience isneeded with plants,and the weather ismost definitely anoutside influence wecan't control!
Now, I don't expectyou to get your owntattoo, but I hope youcan find the time toenjoy your garden.
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