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Keep us, good Lord,
under the shadow of
your mercy
in this time of
uncertainty and
distress.
Sustain and
support the anxious
and fearful,
and lift up all who
are brought low;
that we may rejoice
in your comfort
knowing that nothing
can separate us from
your love
in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Amen.
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A poem
written by Lottie
and here she is
with Vanessa as
they finish their
Easter Day
Broadcast!
Well done, Lottie!
- and Vanessa! Don’t forget - if you need anything,
don’t hesitate to contact us
Please ensure that all articles for the JUNE
magazine are submitted no later than
15th May:
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In this issue
Page
2 Lottie‟s Poem
3 Who‟s Who in the Benefice
4 Patrick‟s Pitch
6 St Stephen‟s Primary School
7 Churchwardens‟ News from St
Peter‟s
8 In the Loop
10 Beatitudes for a Pandemic
12 Confinement, Containment &
Contentment
14 In the Memorial Book at St S.
15 In the Memorial Book at St P.
16 Sunday School News from St
Peter‟s
18 Introducing our Lockdown Babies
20 Keeping busy in Lockdown
22 Quiz Time
23 Well, What Do You Know!
25 From our Vision Champions
27 900 Years
28 St Stephen‟s Primary School
Teachers
31 Children‟s Page
33 St Stephen‟s Sunday School
34 What We did in Lockdown
36 A Prayer for these times
FEARFUL, ALONE, INDOORS,
CONFINED, ISOLATED ...
Are all words that we recognise about
how we are at the moment, yet they are
words that we hear every Easter morning
as the disciples and the women were
locked in the upper room for fear of the
Jews, fear of reprisals. They were isolated,
confined and alone, for Jesus was dead
and buried and they were full of grief.
Into this locked upper room, Jesus
appears, and speaks to them – “Peace be
with you” and he shows them his hands
and side, the wounds of his death. Yet he
is alive and present in their midst.
Our situation is no different, we are
similarly fearful and uncertain, confined
indoors and isolated, even full of grief
about loved ones or lost opportunities or
income, yet into our lives and homes,
Jesus is with us. Alongside us in the
uncertainty, reassuring us and giving us
peace.
As Christians, as spiritual people, we
experience the presence of Jesus each
day, as we pray and read our Bibles, as we
see creation unfolding in spring time. God
is with us in these days and I believe he is
preparing us for a new season in our
communities. A new season of spiritual
growth, a new season of discipleship that
will impact far wider than just ourselves.
/continued ...
After Easter Jesus met with the
believers and showed them how the
resurrection life was to change their
lives, then after 40 days he ascended to
heaven, and they had to wait ten days
in prayer before Pentecost occurred,
that great day of wind and flame, that
day of new gifts and evangelism, and on
that day 3000 believed.
I know we all want life to return to
normal, for schools and churches to
reopen, for business and work to
restart, for restrictions to be lifted,
however at the moment we stay at
home, the virus hasn‟t passed, we need
to stay isolated. We are to use these
days to pray, to prepare for Pentecost,
to prepare for an increase in people
asking spiritual questions. While we
have our faith to sustain us, many
don‟t, they may well be questioning
what life is all about in this enforced
change of routine and many in this
time will be grieving loved ones.
The New Testament, regularly
encourages us, to be ready to tell of
the faith that is in us. In these days of
waiting, let us encounter the
resurrected Jesus in our lives at home
and prepare for the sending of the
spirit at Pentecost to blow us out of
our doors and into our communities
to comfort the bereaved, to help the
lost, to heal the sick, to encourage the
weary, to feed the hungry and do the
works of the Kingdom of God.
This time is not about waiting for life
to return to normal, but to prepare
for a new season of life in our society
when people come back to God,
and want to live lives differently and
for that we have these days to
prepare.
Jesus said that “unless a seed falls to
the ground and dies, it cannot grow
more grains” we are the seeds
buried in the ground, and a harvest
is coming that we need to prepare
for at home, in our prayer lives,
reading our Bibles and seeking God
while he may be found.
The Old Testament prophet Isaiah
said –
“Go my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors behind you, hide
yourselves for a little while until the
plague is past” (Is26:20)
Jesus said,
“When you pray, go into your room,
close the door and pray to your
father who is unseen. Then your
Father who sees what is unseen will
reward you”
(Matt 6 :6).
Let us be those people who want to
do the works of God, and prepare
for the future life of the Church, not
by getting back to normal but by
preparing for what God will do after
the virus has past and grow the
Kingdom of God in new
ways.
Patrick
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Hello Everyone!
We trust that you are all well and
surviving the limitations of the
“Lock down”. We may be
physically apart but let us be
thankful for technology which
enables us to be connected in some way.
It felt very strange that we were
unable to meet at Church and enjoy
each other‟s company at Easter and
it has been very different for all of
us, but grateful thanks to Patrick,
Lisa and our Bishops for providing
on line prayers and services.
The work at St. Peter‟s Church
appears to have come to a halt at
this time but, hopefully, this will
resume when the lock down is
lifted and life returns to normal!!
In the meantime, stay well, stay safe.
Our very best wishes to you all.
Stewart and Sandra St. Peter‟s Churchwardens
Firstly I would like to thank all those
people who were involved in the
wonderful celebrations for St
Stephen's 150th birthday. The staff
past and present really enjoyed the
afternoon and the guest speakers
included Mr Philip Walmsley who is
now our Vice Chair of Governors but
used to attend the school. Sophie
Layfield who is a past pupil and is now
a PE teacher - she came along to
share her memories. Rachel Brown
who is also a past pupil attended the
celebration to inspire the children
about her journey to becoming the
England Goalkeeper. Bishop Philip
gave a wonderful speech and brought
us together in prayer whilst Reverend
Patrick shared some scripture with
us. Julia Howarth who also attended
St Stephen's went on to act in
programmes such as Coronation
Street sent a very inspirational video
which captured her favourite
memories of her time at St
Stephen's. The Historian group
p r o d u c e d s o m e w o n d e r f u l
powerpoints and our head boy Max
and head girl Eleanor spoke to the
audience and presented a poem. Our
dance group won a local competition
and performed the winning 'Olympic'
dance for the celebration. The event
was a big success and was followed
by tea and cakes. Unfortunately the
rest of the planned events have had
to be postponed due to the current
circumstances.
During the period of 'school closure'
the links which I put onto our
facebook page. The children have
enjoyed making rainbows and this is
definitely a sign of hope and
positivity for when this difficult time
comes to an end. Our children have
been sending in photographs of
themselves doing lots of activities at
home and enjoying family time -
these can be found on our website.
Look after yourselves and stay safe.
Best wishes
(Headteacher)
www.st-stephens-ce12.lancsngfl.ac.uk
we have had
between 4 and 22
chi ldren each
day. The staff
have been positive
willing and extremely brave by
continuing to come into school on a
rota basis to provide a fun learning
experience for the children of
keyworkers and some of our more
vulnerable children. The dedication
of the St Stephen's team has been
amazing and this has included the
kitchen staff making a hot meal for
the teachers, support staff and the
children each day. Our site
supervisor and cleaning team ensuring
that the building is safe, deep cleaned
and secure for us to use and teachers
putting daily updates onto the class
pages for the children to access at
home. I have enjoyed reading stories
to the children online and will
continue to do this.
The community spirit throughout this
difficult time has been outstanding
and the team work between schools
has been a good support. We
managed to work together to collect
paper towels and science goggles to
donate to Blackburn hospital, a
Consultant Anesthetist requested
help and everyone pulled together -
St Stephen's was one of the collection
points. There have been so many
acts of kindness throughout this
period of Lent and I would like to
thank Reverend Patrick for sending
Keeping up to date and informed
is an important part of a church
wardens‟ duties. During this
worrying time it has to be said
that being kept up to date has
been crucial to us. You may or
may not be aware that from the
outset of this crisis Bishop Philip‟s
task force has written to us on a
daily basis with guidance on how
we should progress. Not only on
building issues but on all aspects of
our daily running of our churches
and parishes, with prayer as our main focus. This has been helpful
and Bishop Philip and the task
force is to be commended for
this. The weekly news sheet has
also been sent out keeping people
in touch with weekly readings.
It is very gratifying to know that
many of you have assisted the
wardens during this time. On
your daily walk, keeping your eye
on the church has been
comforting to us
ensuring all is well.
Some of us are
shielding, in self
isolation or keeping
safe by staying at
home on the information from the
government and indeed the
diocese. Thank you to you all for
helping us.
Praying in our own
homes during the
Easter period has
kept many of us
focused on faith,
hope and love and
made us realise how
much church
buildings mean to
us. Not being able to visit our
church during this time has been a
sad time but we pray we will be back soon.
In contrast the Easter Sunday
service led by Archbishop Justin
was broadcast from his kitchen,
whilst Pope Francis celebrated
mass from the Vatican. Wherever
we were at that time made it
crystal clear that millions upon
millions celebrated one of the
most important religious events of
the year, together as one, even
though we were detached from
each other.
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ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH
MEETING.
It is likely that St Stephen‟s APCM
will now be rescheduled to later
on in the year. At the time of
writing no decisions have been
made as to when this will take
place.
ELECTIONS -
If you require forms to apply to
be considered for church
warden, electoral roll or
sidesperson, please get in touch in
the usual way, by telephone or
email.
Keeping in touch with family and
friends is important to many. St
Stephen‟s church Facebook page
has now been resurrected. A
WhatsApp group has been
successful in keeping people
chatting. Our church website is
always a good way to keep up to
date as is A Church Near You
website. The diocese website
provides all you need to know on
church matters.
It is safe to say that keeping in
touch by telephone has had an
excellent effect on our folk who
haven‟t internet access or in some
cases don‟t want internet access.
One phone call can bring
someone from the depths of
depression or sadness right to the
top of the tree.
We continue to pray daily for the
people who have recovered from
the deadly virus, we pray also for
the families who have lost loved
ones. We pray for the NHS and
for ALL frontline workers who are
dedicated and committed to caring
for us. We pray for our
government in the hope they will
make the right decisions keeping
us safe and connected.
Please keep safe and help one
another during this time. We will
overcome this dreadful pandemic
that has been set before us. Faith
– Hope – Love, prevails.
57 You came near when I called
you and you said, “Do not fear.” Lamentations 3:57
Keith, Jean and Betty, (St Stephen‟s Churchwardens)
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no longer in the tomb. A new dawn had arrived. The sun had returned
from out of a great darkness! The containment and confinement were
over . God almighty had resurrected Jesus Christ, so that we can know
the Joy of everlasting life in Him, now and forever.
Be content!
Love and blessings.
Christine. H.
Do not be confined
Just be refined!
We are not contained -
We are unblamed
As we look in his face
Accepting His grace.
His giving is done.
The battle is won!
Confinement, Containment & Contentment
Well how our lives have changed, since the last Parish magazine! We
are confined and contained, but are we content , frustrated or bored?
Most of us are at home. Safe in our boxes. In Jesus‟s day the houses
were cube shaped, like boxes. How can we make our homes boxes of
Joy?
If we have children in the home it can be difficult , but after the learning
or home schooling, try and make it as happy as possible. Watch a funny
film, play charades, dress up, have a karaoke party ( carrot or parsnip for
a Mike) Devise a treasure hunt. Bake! Google will have many more
ideas. Get children to write letters to older people. Most importantly
tell or act out the Easter story.
If you are alone. Keep in touch with folk either by phone or any means.
Don‟t be too proud to ask for help. Young people can be kind! If you
are a couple used to working, think it is a long weekend or holiday.
Enjoy wine and some nice music. Live as if you have just met. If you are
retired , well maybe just carry on as normal and have a long walk, either
together or apart! - Whatever suits you best. Let your family or friends
support you.
Confinement often means a time of waiting. Well waiting is not easy!
That is what we are doing now ... waiting for the evil virus to go.
If you are „in confinement‟ (pregnant,) ask people to pray for you and
baby, and try to envisage the outcome with joy not fear. Keep busy
preparing for your bundle of joy!
Our world is pictured in a circle. Whatever happens God is encircling us, and His love has defeated evil.
‟God so loved the world he gave us his only son „, Jesus, who died on
the cross for us. He loved us enough to take on his Go-given task of
dying a terrible slow and painful death. Make no mistake! He died slowly
and excruciatingly. As I nailed ivy into my wooden Easter cross I
shuddered at the sound of those nails going in. Friday night and the
whole of Easter Saturday Jesus‟s was contained in a cold dark
tomb, bound and confined by strips of cloth. On Easter Sunday , he was
May in the Memorial Book of St Stephen’s
1st Albert Edward Mosely, Alice Mortimore, Madge Robinson
2nd Winifred Hopwood, Ron Seller, Thomas Marsden
4th Ina Taylor
5th Joseph Ogden Heap, Beatrice Pike, Ellen Walton
6th Joseph Jackson, Arthur S Driver, John Farrow, Rose Ellen Smith, Nora Smith,
Alan Alston, Anne Pearson
7th Eliza Bell, Annie Marsden, Arthur Garnett
8th Constance Mary Race, Nellie Halton, Alfred Hibbert, Dorothy Booth
9th Fred Shaw, Edith Jackson, Gladys Singleton, Ethel Chadwick, May Johnson
10th Gladys Ingham
11th Mary A. Brennand, Bertha A Baker, Harry Sharratt, Jean Kippax
12th Albert Schofield, Laura Jennings, Martha Lizzie Archer, Charles Percy
Whitehead, Levi Broxton
13th Mary Ann Spencer, Alice Farrow, Albert Henry Haile, Herbert Simpson,
Arthur Haywood, Olga Parker Craven
14th Sarah Ann Hartley, Annie T Halsted, Elizabeth Whittard, Thomas Jennings
15th Edgar Skirrow, Martha Mary Horne
16th Maud Howarth, Eleanor Bulcock, Mona Mason
17th Fanny Ellen Jackson, Paula Yvette Booth
19th Roy Galloway
20th Dorothy Rawson Walmsley, Ernest Raymond Inman
21st George Lee, Muriel Baker, Donald Moat
22nd Beatrice Ludbrook, Thomas Howard, Maurice C Jephson, Jeffrey Thomas
Halton
23rd Joseph Thornton
24th Emily McKnight, George William Hawes, Clifford Brogden
25th Joseph Henry Westwell
26th Abraham Melbourne Turner, Emma Thornber, Nellie Bond
28th Jennie Morris
29th Joan Hargreaves, Margaret Mahoney, Mary Louisa Jackson
30th John Kenneth Hoyle
31st John Clegg, Ben Crawshaw, Percy Lister, Jennie Harrison
R.I.P.
May in the Memorial Book of St Peter’s
1st Margaret Sephton Francis
2nd Vera Whitehead
6th Nellie Stansfield, Gilbert Byrom Lamberty
8th Herbert Trotter, Charlotte Maud Hargreaves
9th Ethel Warnock, Gladys Smith, Florence Altham
13th John Shallcross Goulding, Mary Eleanor Genevieve Goulding,
Phoebe Elizabeth Mellors
14th Mary Hannah Newbold
16th Michael Paul Beet MA, Ll.B.
17th George Hector Kirby, Victor Stansfield
18th Vernon Bowker
19th Beatrice Muriel Law, Elsie Layfield, Hubert Loder
21st Daisy Lilian Riley, Rachel Annie Barritt
22nd William Arthur Jessop
25th John Joseph Ganley
27th Pearl Mary Redman
28th Madonna Maria Lund
29th Agnes Jenkins, Margaret Whitaker
30th Ian Geoffrey Beal
31st Philip Henry Allen, Maurice Porter
“I am the resurrection and the life The one who believes in me will live,
even though they die.”
(John 11:25)
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Sunday School News ... from St Peter’s
Yes!!! We have managed to keep Sunday School going through a
WhatsApp group that is lively and very busy . The children are busy with
lots of crafts and Mums have posted pictures for us to enjoy (see opposite
page) The children have written and decorated lots of prayers. Each
Sunday and Maundy Thursday and Good Friday we have had a video call.
I'm not at all good with technology but have managed!!! It's taken three
sessions as Whatsapp only allows calls of four people. We pray, sing
songs and have the Gospel reading . We discuss the story and then I
usually set an activity. Importantly we talk, as this is a very strange and
anxious time for our children. Our older children are very quiet on their
WhatsApp group but we have prayers on and Bp Philip has texted them .
Although this is certainly not an ideal way of communicating we have
become even closer as a group as we share our lives closely together.
We have had illness, including Paige going to hospital with suspected
corona virus . Currently Mum Leanne is recovering as well. We have
celebrated birthdays and most importantly we have had the real joy of
welcoming Charlotte's baby to our Sunday school family. What a joy to
see baby Ava Kaycee when we meet. Not many 1 week old children join
Sunday School especially not on Easter Sunday !!!
Our children express the emotions of many .
'Why can't we go out?'; 'I really want to go to school?'. Some are fed
up.
I hope you enjoy the photos sent and look forward to when we are all
back together .
Take care everyone .
Love from St Peter's Sunday School .
What a strange world these little ones have been born into. Spare a
thought for all those grandparents who aren‟t able to hold their
grandchildren for the first time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you
all, and let‟s pray that it won‟t be too long before we‟re all able to be
together again. Can‟t wait to meet these little cuties!
... and Ruby, daughter of David & Sarah and
granddaughter of Keith & Linda
... now aged 10 weeks!!!
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A - BRAIN TEASERS FOR ADULTS
Find the name of a music group or singer
from the clue
1. Quartet in a spin
2. Cinnamon Maidens
3. Raincoat bought near Blackpool
4. Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter
5. Mr Sinatra is off to make a film
6. A desert watering hole
7. “Correct” exclaimed Mr Flintstone
8. Several raincoats found in a cemetery
9. Dark area caused by cliff
10. Best pal is a prickly bush
B - FOR THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
1. What sort of animal is Basil Brush?
2. In which town do the Flintstones live?
3. What is the name of Shrek‟s wife?
4. How many legs does a spider have?
5. What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
6. Who is Mickey Mouse‟s girl friend?
7. What is a doe?
8. How many days are there in a year? (not a leap year)
9. What is a group of lions called?
10. Which superhero can climb up walls and buildings?
C - AND FOR THOSE IN-BETWEEN
1. What is the largest state of America?
2. What date of the year is Independence Day?
3. How many continents are there in the world?
4. Two of the planets in our solar system begin with the letter M. Can you
name them?
5. What kind of tree do acorns come from?
6. How many bones do sharks have?
7. Who invented the telephone?
8. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
9. What is the nickname for the bell of the clock at the Palace of Westmin-
ster in London?
10. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answers on page 27
Well, What Do You Know! ...
What do you know about ancient manuscripts.
Not much? Are you interested in ancient manuscripts?
Again, probably not much. Are you interested in the Holy Bible? I really hope
so. Everything that is in the Bible was originally in the form of manuscripts;
written on large sheets of papyrus or parchment and then rolled up into scrolls.
Before printing presses were invented, every time a new copy was required it
had to be hand written. So over the centuries lots of copies of the most
popular ancient works were made over a huge time span of many hundreds of
years. And often the most recent version we have is a copy of a copy of a copy
and so on.
Why am I telling you this? Because I think this next bit is interesting! Here‟s a
list of some of the most significant ancient writings: Caesar, Plato, Thucydides,
Tacitus, Suetonius, Homer, The New Testament.
Now here‟s a list which shows the difference between the original date of
writing and the earliest existing manuscript:
Caesar - 1,000 years Plato - 1,200 years, Thucydides - 1,300 years, Tacitus -
1,000 years, Suetonius - 800 years, Homer - 500 years, The New Testament
- 25-50 years.
This list shows the number of surviving copies there are of each manuscript:
Caesar - 10, Plato - 7, Thucydides - 8, Tacitus - 20, Suetonius - 8, Homer - 643,
The New Testament - 24,000.
No other body of ancient literature can show manuscripts that are so close in
time to when the actual events they describe occurred. No other body of
ancient literature has so many existing copies and spanning such a long
timeframe.
“To be sceptical of the text of the New Testament books is to allow all of
classical antiquity to slip into obscurity, for no documents of the ancient period
are as well attested as the New Testament” John Warwick Montgomery
Just thought you‟d like to know that! Alan Roadley
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... from our Vision Champions
Alan Writes ...
Whether we‟ll be in
lockdown by the time this
magazine appears I‟ve no
idea, but one thing is for
certain, we‟ve all had a very different
Easter and Church life in general
compared to what we‟ve been used
to. And one of the biggest
differences is in just how much use
we‟ve made of technology to
communicate, and how quickly many
of us have adapted and become
familiar with it.
Not that we haven‟t been using IT
and social media before, but it‟s
suddenly gone up a level. Now that‟s
great; keeping in touch, seeing and
hearing others and even watching
them live is helping Church life
tremendously. But having done so
well with that, our next challenge is
to use all of this technology to make
ourselves, our Church and our God
known to those outside of our circle.
It‟s the same challenge that we have
with face to face communication -
we mustn‟t keep it to ourselves.
So think about this: When we‟re
back to normal, could we set up a
group to oversee and develop all
aspects of IT and Social Media with a
view to not only building on what
we‟re already doing, but also to look
at how we can use it to engage more
fully with the wider world? And
could this initiative be a joint one
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across the Benefice? Just thinking
aloud! -oOo-
Raiding the bookcase for something to
read during the lockdown I came
across a copy of Mansfield Park by Jane
Austen. Not really my thing, but what-
ever, thought I‟d give it a go. It features
the subject of clergy and ordination
quite a lot, and there are some quite
quotable paragraphs. How about this:
“You assign greater consequence to the
clergyman than I can quite comprehend.
One does not see much of this influence
and importance in society. How can two
sermons a week, even supposing them
worth hearing, do all that you speak of?
How can they govern the conduct and
fashion the manners of a large congrega-
tion for the rest of the week?”
“A fine preacher is followed and admired;
but it is not in fine preaching only that a
good clergyman will be useful in his parish
and his neighbourhood. With regard to
influencing public manners or conduct, this
should result from those doctrines which it
is their duty to teach and recommend. It
will I believe, be found everywhere, that as
the clergy are or are not what they ought
to be, so are the rest of the nation”.
Ooh! The claws are out there aren‟t
they? Is there anything from this, writ-
ten over 200 years ago, that clergy or
congregation can agree with today?
Alan Roadley Vision Champion, St.Peter‟s
Linda Writes ...
Hello everyone! How
are you adjusting to the
government restrictions?
I have had very mixed emotions. I
went to work on the first Monday
and I could not believe how busy it
was. No one seemed to be taking the
restrictions seriously. Handling
money, plastic card payments, letters
and parce l s made me fee l
concerned about spreading the
virus.
When I returned home that night
Keith had received an Email advising
him that he should self isolate for 12
weeks. How effective against the
virus would that be if I was going to
work and potent ia l l y cross
contaminating. Along with Peter my
boss I made the decision that I should
not be going into work. I felt relief,
but the overwhelming feeling was one
of guilt. Guilty for letting Peter
down at work and guilty for all
those who are still going out
everyday to work. Yet how guilty
would I feel if I passed the virus to
Keith.
That first week I went out once to
Tesco, to pick up a prescription from
the pharmacy and I joined the queue
to go in. I can not really put into
words how anxious that first
shopping experience under the new
restrictions made me feel. My heart
began to beat faster, and I could feel
tears beginning. The realisation of
what was happening really hit home
However the hardest emotion is
sadness. Sadness for all those
families affected by the illness.
Sadness we do not have the
freedom to just choose when we go
out. I keep telling myself that I
probably would not have gone out
today anyway. However it would
normally have been my choice to stay
in. Sadness that we can not meet
together in person. However if you
are able to use technology there have
been some wonderful inventive ways
of staying in touch. Or just simply
using the phone.
For me as it will be for many of you
the greatest sadness is not being
able to give your family a hug, a kiss
or share a meal together. As a
relatively new Grandma my arms are
aching to just hold my granddaughter.
We are regularly sent photos, and we
face time. I had a conversation with
my daughter in law about my
grandma and how my uncle
emigrated to Canada in 1958, taking
their young son with them. I said that
must have been very hard for her.
She couldn‟t face time them, or even
ring them to hear their voices. She
relied on those flimsy blue airmail
letters. How lucky we are today with
a l l the d i f fe rent means o f
communication. She did go to visit
them when I was 9. She had to sail
there and she was away for all of the
school summer holidays. I can
remember visiting her the night
before she went and crying all the
way home. I thought my world had
ended. After 7 weeks she returned
and everything went back to normal.
I hope and pray that we to will soon
go back to normal. Hopefully a better
normal where we appreciate all that
we have. Realising that we sometimes
take things for granted and we should
ensure that we care for everyone not
just those closest to us.
If you want to know what my Grandma
thoughts of Canada were. She thought the
water was hard (you just couldn’t get a
lather) and they lived in wood huts!
Remembering that and all the wonderful
memories I have of her made me smile
and feel HAPPY.
Till we meet again
Linda “God is our refuge and strength, a
helper who is always found
in times of trouble.”
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ANSWERS TO QUIZ ON PAGE 22 A - 1. Four Tops, 2. Spice Girls, 3. Fleetwood Mac, 4. Four Seasons, 5. Frankie Goes To Holly-
wood, 6. Oasis, 7. Right Said Fred, 8. Max Bygraves, 9. Shadows, 10. Buddy Holly
B - 1. Fox, 2. Bedrock, 3. Princess Fiona, 4. Eight 5. Tinker Bell, 6. Minnie Mouse, 7. Female
deer, 8. 365, 9. Pride, 10. Spiderman
C 1. Alaska, 2. 4th July, 3. 7 - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America and
South America, 4. Mars and Mercury, 5. Oak, 6. None, 7. Alexander Graham Bell, 8. Leonardo da
Don't think for a
minute that
work has
stopped on our
plans for
celebrating the
900th anniversary of St Peter's
Church and our town.
We have not been able to meet,
but ideas are flying backwards and
forwards between people
interested in seeing lively activities
happen in 2022.
If you have any exciting thoughts
about how your group can use St
Peter's church building email:
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St Stephen’s CE School Teachers - Miss Mitchell (deputy
head) organised for all the teachers to create their own word as part of
a message to all of the St Stephen‟s families.
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WE MISS YOU!
What a strange, unwelcome, frightening and bizarre time we are facing at the
moment. We are 4 weeks into the Coronavirus lockdown already and awaiting
further news which will most likely see the continuation of the lockdown for at
least the next few weeks. Some of our parish members, families and loved ones
face longer in their homes and the idea of not getting up for school on a
Monday morning really doesn‟t feel exciting or fun anymore. Some of our
friends and families are facing financial hardship throughout the crisis, some are
unwell and have lost loved ones and others are key workers and are risking
themselves daily to serve others. BUT! And there really is a „BUT!‟ throughout
all this and despite all this I have never felt the amount of positivity, creativity,
community, love, support and commitment that has come from everywhere.
People feared that isolation would destroy us, especially faith communities that
could no longer worship together and enter the church but what I have seen is
a different way of God working in the wonderful way he does. God has entered
our homes, God has popped into our daily lives and weekly routines, God has
been using Facebook, Instagram, Zoom, Skype, Youtube. God is more then just
a Sunday morning in Church.
I would like to use this as an opportunity to tell our St Stephen‟s families and
friends how much we love, miss and appreciate you. I want to tell you that you
are all wonderful, that you are filling your days with happiness and creativity
and making beautiful memories with your children throughout this difficult time.
I want to tell you that we are so proud of our St Stephen‟s children and the
love, positivity and hope that they are sharing with others despite this being
incredibly difficult for them.
I hope you enjoy looking at some of the wonderful things we have been doing
as a Sunday School and what our families have been doing in their homes. We
will continue to work together, support each other and work together in God‟s
love to keep everyone strong. We will be together again, its going to be one
almighty party and YOU are invited!!
Lots of Love - stay home, stay safe
Vanessa
See what we’ve been doing, over the page!
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