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Parish Church of All Saints, Lanchester
St. John’s Church, Burnhope
October 2018
READERS Peter Jackson, 23 Humberhill Drive 521156 Doreen Park, 10 West Terrace 438564 Burnhope Ann Sinclair, 16 Deanery View 521029 Stephen Burt, Reader Emeritus SERVICES AT ALL SAINTS’, LANCHESTER Sunday 8.00am Holy Communion 10.00am Parish Eucharist 3.45pm Messy Church (3rd Sunday of month) 6.00pm Evening Service Wednesday 9.45am Holy Communion HOLY BAPTISM & WEDDINGS - by arrangement with the Area Dean/Wardens The Revd Stephanie Clark (01207) 234489 SERVICES AT ST. JOHN’S, BURNHOPE Sunday weekly service 9.15 am Café Church first Thursday of the month venue to be confirmed CHURCHWARDENS Robert Matthews 7 Prospect Terrace 771044 Sue Smith The Deanery Cottage 520031 Doreen Park 10 West Terrace Burnhope 438564 LAY CHAIR PCC Margaret Matthews, Delves House, Delves Lane 505448 HON. TREASURER Stephen Bailey 40 Briardene 521884 HON. SECRETARY PCC David Baggott, 14 Woodlands 520646 ELECTORAL ROLL OFFICER David Baggott, 14 Woodlands 520646 GIFT AID Miranda Donneky, 29 Bradbury Close 231570 Tanfield Lea, Stanley ORGANISTS Craig Davies, 33 First Street Bradley Cottages Leadgate 07999596274 [email protected]
Dr Ian Brunt, The Lodge, Durham Rd 521317
Parish Church of LANCHESTER & BURNHOPE Vicar –Vacancy
The Vicarage, 1, Lee Hill Court, Lanchester DH7 0QE
TOWER CAPTAIN Olga Walker, 9 Pineridge Avenue 01740 Sedgefield 621865 CHURCH WIVES GROUP Brenda Craddock, 38 Briardene 520749 MOTHERS’ UNION BRANCH LEADER LANCHESTER Margaret Brown, 31 Oakwood 529714 SECRETARY: Eileen Matthews, 7 Prospect Terrace 771044 TREASURER Dorothy Beadling 8 Humberhill Drive 658990 MOTHERS’ UNION BRANCH LEADER BURNHOPE Elva Hockaday, 6 The Villas, 520019 Burnhope SECRETARY: Muriel Molloy, 1 Whitehouse Avenue 521441 Burnhope MAGAZINE EDITOR: Rob Matthews 7 Prospect Terrace 771044 PARISH ROOM SECRETARY Angela Lee, Fairfield Lodge 520032 Maiden Law CHURCH FLOWERS Barbara Sproat, 37 Greenwell Park 520247 MUSIC GROUP Craig Davies, 33 First Street Bradley Cottages Leadgate 07999596274 MEN’S FORUM See noticeboard or pew sheets for notifications and details
Contributions to the Church Magazine are always welcome.
Copy should be handed personally to Rob, or left in the tray at the back of the church or, preferably, sent by E-mail to:
The deadline for copy for the November 2018 issue is Sunday 21st October 2018
Steph writes… ‘Change or decay in all around I see’ was the title of the Durham Diocese Leadership Day that I attended with colleagues from various churches. The day was facilitated by The Reverend Bob Jackson who has spent many years in Parish Ministry. Part of that ministry was carrying out the role of Archdeacon of Walsall. In addition to this, Bob was an integral part of the working group called ‘Springboard,’ The Archbishop of Canter-bury’s initiative to mobilise the church for evange-lism. As such, Bob is now the Director of the Cen-tre of Church Growth at St John’s College Not-tingham. So we see from this brief CV, Bob is well qualified to provide a great deal of insight to the conundrum that surrounds ‘Church Growth.’ We hear very loudly, in many churches, folk ques-tioning the need for change? Perhaps the answer lies somewhere in the fact that we live in a chang-ing world. Therefore to be a church that attempts to tackle growth in a changing world, we need strategic vision and understanding. We have moved from a culture of ‘Modernity’- truth as facts. To a ‘Post Modernity’ culture - truth as expe-rience. A culture where we tell our story via a computer processor, Facebook and Twitter. We choose our beliefs, not through church preaching or ‘rites of passage,’ but through all kinds of me-dia. Furthermore, we buy our identity via the logic of consumerism. In other words the Church of England is moving from “a pastoral church serving a Christian nation.” To “a missionary church reaching out to a post-Christian culture.” From sharing the Gospel in the “come to us” mode. To exploring church in the “go to them” mode. Sadly, figures show that there has been a 1% de-crease in congregations- year on year- over the last 50 years. This is a significant decline trend, so we cannot avoid the notion of change. We can choose to be passive victims of change, showing our dis-approval through cornered mutterings. Or we can choose to master the change that will enable the church to communicate the unchanging Gospel in a changing world. The Church has a three dimensional aspect to it and each one needs to be nurtured:
Spiritual- the depth of folk’s faith, their prayer
life and their trust in Jesus. Numerical – the circumference of the whole
community. Vitality – the life and power of the church’s
ministries. Inward looking ministry or out-ward looking ministry?
Eight changes that lead to church growth:
Planting new congregations. Making worship less formal, more relaxed. Better provision for children and young people
(Family Services, Sunday Schools, Youth provision).
Improving welcome & integration. Better quality, more varied, contemporary mu-
sic. True shared ministry. Not just the folk who
have passed a course or have a license. Nurture courses & pastoral care. Improvements to buildings.
In the book of Revelation, the writer wrote to the angel of each of the seven churches identifying their strengths and weaknesses. This is something that all church must do, and that may mean gently breaking the chains of the past. It’s about standing together, as a community, and changing the angel of the church. Its about growing ears to hear and eyes that truly see; in order to identify our strengths and weaknesses in spirit and in truth. The writer of Revelation didn’t just dream up the contents of his letter, he obediently wrote down the words that he heard Jesus say in a vision. We all need a similar level of spiritual insight in order to identify and un-derstand the new angel of the church to ensure that we avoid the- ‘Change or decay in all around I see.’ Therefore, if we intend to grow as a church in our specific communities then we need to be praying daily for growth by perhaps praying the words be-low: Almighty God you grow your church as we pro-claim the kingdom of your Son. It is you alone that brings growth to your Church; send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, and power to our witness. We earnestly pray that you deepen us in our spiritual commit-ment to you, and in service to our local communi-ties through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Your friend
The Revd Stephanie Clark Area Dean
Diary of a Momentous Year: October 1918 October 1918 was the month when both sides, in their different ways, decided that they had had enough war. The Germans, following their defeat at Amiens, no longer had any hope of a strong negotiating position in peace talks, let alone victory. Their economy was struggling, and morale was low. The Allies, now sure of final victory, wanted it all over without further dis-astrous casualties. The politicians, fearful for their own futures, wanted time, but the generals were now calling the shots. The time had come for a ceasefire, then let the negotiating begin. The military won this battle, at least. The word ‘Armistice’ was banded around: not a treaty, but simp-ly (as the Latin word suggests) as a laying down of arms. The three most influential national leaders on the Allied side agreed, and the Germans and their dwin-dling band of associates had no choice but to go along with the solution. An Armistice was agreed for a mem-orable date: the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year. Following preliminary discussions, a negotiated treaty would be finalised at Versailles in the following January. Compared to Brex-it, that is express progress! The Armistice was, in some ways, simple. The guns would go silent, killing would cease from that desig-nated hour. The Versailles negotiations, on the other hand, would be complex, though somewhat simplified by the fact that the Germans came naked to the table. They were desperate to save their land from occupa-tion, whatever the cost. In fact, it cost them £6.6 mil-lion in reparations (probably about six billion pounds today). Each of the Allies had important items for the peace agenda. France wanted Alsace-Lorraine restored to French sovereignty, and the Rhineland demilitarised. Britain wanted German military power negated and problems in the Middle East solved. The Americans wanted democracy restored and the will of the people recognised throughout Europe. The three leaders – Da-vid Lloyd George and Presidents Clémenceau and Woodrow Wyatt agreed about most of the agenda, in-cluding the carving up of The German colonial empire in Africa. Peace would come at last, but not, as one wise man ob-served, the ‘kiss of peace’.
Source The Parish Pump
Editor: Here is the ‘big picture’ of churches in the UK…it is surprisingly diverse.
What the UK Church looks like in 2018 The church is both declining and grow-ing! There are 270 different denominations in the UK, 95 of which exist in Scotland. For sim-plicity these are put into 10 groups, the three largest of which are the Anglicans, Catholics and Presbyterians. Between them, these three Churches account for one fifth, 20%, of all the denominations. But sadly, three-fifths, or 60%, of all the members, and of all three Churches, are declining. Two smaller groups, the Baptists and the Meth-odists are also declining. Together, they repre-sent 4% of the denominations and 7% of the members. That leaves five groups: the Independent Churches (such as FIEC and the Brethren), New Churches (such as Vineyard and Newfrontiers), Orthodox, Pentecostals and the Smaller Denom-inations (such as the Salvation Army, Quakers, Seventh-Day Adventists, all the many immi-grant churches, and so on). Each of these five groups is growing in membership terms. They account for 76% of the UK’s denominations but only 33% of church members. Unfortunately, the decline by the larger denominations is too great to be offset by the growth. The faster growing denominations fall into roughly three equal groups: 1) Immigrant churches (especially Poles, Roma-nians, and Filipinos and Koreans in England and Chinese in Scotland). Most of the Poles are Ro-man Catholic; many of the Romanians are Or-thodox, but the others are mostly Evangelical. 2) The Pentecostal churches, which are mostly Black, although welcoming all nationali-ties. The largest of these is the Redeemed Christian Church of God [RCCG] (planting 800 churches in the UK in the last 20 years). The RCCG uses a mantra straight out of Nigerian bush country, “Plant a church within 10 minutes walking distance” (of where people live), which is equivalent to about a ½ mile circle. 3) Other growing denominations include Hill-song, Churches of Christ, the FIEC, Vineyard, and Messy Church. These churches are planted where there is a need or an opportunity.
Source The Parish Pump
PARISH REGISTERS Lanchester and Burnhope
Funerals
14th September Dulcie Welch
Weddings
26th August Daniel John Moran and Leanne Hinnigan
Baptisms
16th September Ashton Jae Paul El -Shafie
16th September Alfie Lee Best
16th September Harry David Best
23rd September Alex William Hall
23rd September Aedan Thomas Hall
‘May she rest in peace and rise in glory’
‘May God’s blessing be upon you in your new lives together’
“We welcome you into the Lord’s Family”
Lanchester and Burnhope Parish Church Autumn Fayre
Saturday November 24th At 10.00 am—Admission Free
In All Saints Parish Church Refreshments £1.00
Free drink and treat for Children
Attractions include Grand Raffle, Tombola
Bottle Tombola Homemade cakes and savouries
Jams, preserves and Ginger Wine Hand crafted goods, Jewelry, Scarves
Christmas Decorations Wives “Hook a Christmas Bag”
Traidcraft
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
Mothers Union Lanchester Our next meeting will be on 10th October, when the Rev. Ruth Crofton
will set us all buzzing with her talk on bumblebees. The meeting on 14th November will be a Wave of Prayer. Congratulations were given to Ann and Dick Hunter who have celebrated their Diamond Wedding, and Joyce Thomas who has celebrated her 85th birthday. Please note the date for the Christmas lunch at the Kings Head has been changed to the 30th November, 12.00 for 12.30. The post-Christmas meal at Ravellos will be 22nd January, 5.00 for 5.30pm, and lists will be available at the next meeting. A non-refundable deposit of £5 is required for each occasion. We are saddened to hear that Nancy Walker, a long-standing member of the Mothers’ Union, has died, aged 94, and we send condolences to Olga and the family.
Eileen Matthews
Mothers’ Union St John’s Burnhope
Our September meeting was held on Monday the 3rd. Mrs Park conducted a Commun-ion Service for us. We are having our Pie and Pea Supper on Monday the 8th October. It will be held at the new venue of Burnhope Community Centre at 7pm. Please come and enjoy our friendly even-ing. May I, on behalf of St John's, thank very sin-cerely, Burnhope Primary School for extending their kindness to us over many years. I hope we always left the kitchen and hall as we found it - perfect.
Muriel Molloy
100 Club The winning numbers of the September draw all £5.00 were:- 28-38-51-52-72-127.
Eric and Hazel Gaskill
Church Flowers
7th Oct N Walker
28th Oct M Barker, Mrs Otterburn
4th Nov D Leyland, B Gibson, B Craddock
Lanchester Village War Memorial Re-Dedication The village war memorial development will have progressed significantly by the time you are read-ing this and we will soon have an updated, and up to date, memorial for all those with roots in the village who have lost their lives in the service of our country. A great deal of conscientious work has been undertaken to ensure we have a memorial to both focus on the tragedy of past loss, and to inspire us to peace for today and the future. The re-dedication will be on Friday 19 October at 2.00 p.m. in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Durham, Sue Snowdon. The short act of remem-brance and re-dedication will include a few words from the Lord Lieutenant, the traditional remem-brance words, hearing the new full list of names from our village, laying of poppies, short prayers, and the national anthem. Refreshments will fol-low. Please have this date in your diaries.
Peter Jackson
Messy Church Our first Messy Church for the autumn term was held on Sunday 16th September, when we were de-lighted to welcome new families and
regulars to a Harvest themed afternoon. We hope to continue to meet in the Chapter House every third Sunday of the month, at 3.45pm and
our theme for October will be ‘Saints.’ New fami-lies are most welcome so please pass on the details to family and friends.
The Messy Church Team
Church Wives
Autumn is here, there is no doubt, The leaves are falling all about.
The wind blows hard, and we feel cold, Warmer clothes are being sold. The light of day is not so long
But the Light of Christ is always strong. At Wives the talk is about ‘The Town Moor’
Lots to learn, of that I am sure. Mr John Boothroyd is the speaker that night The 11th of October is the date that is right.
Then we hear about ‘Film Making’ from Mr Bill Ellwood.
The 25th is the date and it will be very good. Meanwhile enjoy these Autumn days,
And remember God’s Love for YOU Always.
Brenda Craddock
Christmas Trip Outing to York
Sat. December 1st. There are still some seats left on the bus, because I have had to get a larger bus. Please contact me if you are interested (01207 520749)
Brenda Craddock
The family of Dulcie Mary Welsh Would like to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many cards, flowers, kind words, prayers, support and donations received following their very sad, sud-den loss. Special thanks to, Reverend Peter Water-house, Kathryn Hendry, Funeral Director and staff of Co-operative Funeral Service, Stanley Branch, and to Crinnions for catering, and everyone who helped us on the day. Donations to Willowburn Hospice and All Saints Church amounted to £420 which is to be divided equally.
Linda & John Marrin and family.
Men’s Forum
The next gathering will be held at Roseberry Grange Golf Club on Monday 8th October at 7.30
pm and the organiser is Revd John Lintern. The speaker for the evening is The Venerable Bob Cooper, Archdeacon of Sunderland. The theme of his talk is “My Journey.” As usual please make the
usual car sharing arrangements names to John by Wednesday 3rd October
(Telephone No 01913702146)
As usual quiz and Pie and Pea Supper Cost £4.00
Forthcoming date (Christmas Dinner)
3/12/18 Burnopfield Golf Club Organiser Roy
Beckwith
Editor
Thank You Thank you to everyone at Lanchester Parish Church for sponsoring me. I had 11 inches of hair cut off which has been donated to The Little Prin-cess Trust, who make wigs for children who have lost their hair through cancer. The money I have raised is going the The Angel Trust, which is a local charity based in Darlington and Durham, that provides support to individuals and organisations to improve the local community. I have raised about £500 and over £150 has been from the parishioners of Lanchester. Thank you again for all your support.
Anna Eastwood
ON SALE IN THE CHAPTER HOUSE
biscuits coffee tea dried fruit chocolate
honey muesli and much more
Traidcraft
• helps small scale producers in developing
countries
• supports people to trade out of poverty
• works to bring about trade justice
Operation Christmas Child
It’s that time of year again to pack shoe boxes with goodies for third world children. I have leaf-lets and flat pack boxes, and these will be availa-ble at the back of church after the Sunday morning service from 7th October onward. Leaflets are free, but we would ask for 50p to be put in the church collection for each flatpack box taken. Contact me [email protected] or see the O.C.C./Samaritans Purse website for more information. -
Steve Craddock.
FUTURE EVENTS
Do come and join us
for lunch
11.30-1pm
Thursday 4th October
Thurdsay
1st November
Prayers in Church at 12.45pm Church open for Private Prayer
from 11.30 onwards
All Welcome
Julian
Prayer Meetings 2pm in the Chapter House
Everyone is welcome
Do Come and Join us
‘The Eucharist’
“Do this in Remembrance of me” Tuesday 2nd October 23 Humberhill Drive Tuesday 6th October "I am the bread of life" 41 Foxhills Crescent
Do come and join us!
8th October 12th November
Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month,
7.00 – 8.30 p.m. in the Chapter House.
All are welcome.
Centering Prayer is a method of silent prayer, based on the most ancient approaches to Christian prayer, and
now adapted for use in the modern world.
Lectio Divina is a traditional way of reading scripture as a source of prayer. The two practices complement each
other. For more information, please speak to Phil Holman in church,
Sunday 21st October At 3.45
Sunday 28th October In the Chapter House
All Saints Church
Bring your favourite reading on the themes of Creation and the Ho-ly Spirit and snacks /sweet things
to share
6.00pm
Everyone welcome
Lanchester Meditation Group
Come along and join us as we explore
Meditation and Mindfulness
All Saints Parish Church Durham Road
Weekly Meditation and Mindfulness Drop in.
Every Tuesday 11-15am In The Chapter House
All Welcome 30 Minutes of simple meditation
and mindfulness exercises, Coffee and
time to chat
Lanchester Parish Church
TAIZÉ WORSHIP
6pm Sunday 18th November
2018
ALL WELCOME
There will be practices in church on Thursdays 8th and 15th November from 6-7pm for anyone who wishes to come and sing All are welcome to join us For further details please contact Margaret Walters on 521214
From The Wardens
It has been an exceptionally busy time for the Churchwardens during the first weeks of the inter-regnum, arranging cover for services and ensuring that all events and usual activities and groups in our Church are accommodated during this time. We have had a meeting with the Rev Stephanie Clarke, Area Dean, taken calls and made arrange-ments for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals over the past weeks. We have met and liaised with the Diocesan Surveyor and contractors at the vicarage, which we are told may be let out on a short term lease over the interregnum period, meaning that we will not have the added work involved in looking after an empty house. On the 23rd September following a vestry meeting after the 10am Eucharist Peter Smith who has agreed to serve as 4th churchwarden was duly elect-ed. It will be good to have Peter back as warden and we welcome his help and experience during the transitional period. He will be sworn in at the earli-est opportunity. Meanwhile we endeavour to maintain life in our Churches at All Saints and St Johns so far all ser-vices have been covered and we look forward to working with our Readers and our Area Dean to maintain as many of the services as possible. We are indebted to our local retired Clergy, espe-cially Rev Peter Sinclair and Rev Keith Allison for their help at this time, and to Doreen Park who as well as holding the fort at Burnhope has helped us out on two occasions for Wednesday Holy Com-munion. Over the last Month or so the heating, the clock and fire extinguishers have been serviced. We have not yet cleaned the Chapter House Windows but will at the first opportunity. PAT Testing of electrical ap-pliances quotation has been sought and should be carried out soon. A meeting is to take place at Castleside on the 6th October where we will be represented as discussions take place with regard to the new Deanery Plan. We will be able to input on any decisions made at that time We thank you all for your patience and we shall en-deavour as much as possible to keep everyone fully informed of developments as and when they happen and welcome any questions that you may have and try to answer as best we can. Churchwarden’s contact numbers can be found on the inside cover of this magazine.
The Wardens
National Grandparents Day 7th October Parents may have to wait a few years to become grandparents, but it is definitely worth it. Spend-ing time with your grandchildren nourishes both your body and soul: the physical energy you use to keep with them keeps you healthy, and your emotional bonds with them will reinforce your own emotional well-being. Grandparents can do SO much for their grand-children: giving them time and attention, as well as providing them with a strong sense of belong-ing to the family. This all helps build emotional security for their future. Tell your grandchildren their family heritage – reminisce about your family’s events and history. Where did your parents and grandparents come from? What did they do? Did they fight in the World Wars? Do you have old photos to show them? Tell your grandchildren about what it was like going to school when you were young. Tell them stories about raising their mum or dad. Show them pix from the family album, sing the same songs to them that you sang to their mum or dad; read them the same favourite stories. Tell them of your family traditions, from everything about the best way to make tea to how you always dec-orate the Christmas tree. By doing so, you link your past to their future, and greatly enrich them. Grandparents can really be God’s special gift to children.
Source Parish Pump
Lanchester Art Group
Annual Exhibition 2018
Sat & Sun 13th & 14th October 10am –5pm
In Lanchester Community Centre
Entry 50p. Children free. Disabled access.
REFRESHMENTS
Ethical consumption is challenged in difficult eco-nomic climate
Traidcraft plc, the Fairtrade pioneers whose church-based retailers have transformed shopping in the UK, subject to consultation, could cease trading by the end of 2018 unless a solution can be found in the coming month.
The plc, which generates £10m in annual sales was founded by six people in Newcastle in 1979. It’s now in formal consultation with staff and other stakeholders following recent poor trading figures. The business has experienced shocks caused by the decision to leave the EU, and along with other retail-ers, sales have been hit by economic uncertainty and stagnating wages. Chief Executive Robin Rothsaid: “We are the sort of business that pays up front – that’s in our nature as an ethical business. So when the pound fell after the Brexit referendum, we took a hit. We also stand by our published prices, so unlike other retailers we stood by our customers, absorbed a lot of the additional cost, and kept price rises to a minimum.” These factors, together with a disap-pointing online relaunch, contributed to the decision by the Traidcraft board to propose to cease trading at the end of the year unless a solution can be found. Traidcraft plc’s charity arm, Traidcraft Exchange, is a separate organisation and will continue its work with producers and in campaigning and lobbying for trade justice in the UK regardless of what happens to Traidcraft plc.
All the plc’s 68 staff, based at Traidcraft HQ in Gateshead, are facing redundancy.
Traidcraft’s 4,300 Fair Traders, 85% of whom are motivated by faith, account for about half of Traid-craft’s revenue. Their sales of tea, coffee, cards and crafts at church fetes and school fairs have even changed the buying decisions of major supermar-kets.
“Our wonderful, committed Fair Traders make a dai-ly difference in the life of fledgling enterprises in hard-to-reach parts of the world”, says Robin. “Because of their love for the cause, Fairtrade got on the High Street, and a new generation is growing to understand justice as an everyday matter.” Fair Traders, customers, and supporters have been en-couraged to continue supporting Traidcraft plc as a good autumn season is a pre-requisite if the compa-ny is to have a future model. Alliances between Fair Traders and Traidcraft’s charity arm will continue, by means of fundraising events, donations and cam-paigning for change, even if trading ceases. The Chief Executive wants people to get in touch with ideas for a future for Traidcraft plc
PARISH OF LANCHESTER AND BURNHOPE
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH INVITE YOU TO OUR
PIE AND PEA SUPPER IN
BURNHOPE PRIMARY SCHOOL 0N
MONDAY 8th OCTOBER 2016 AT 7pm
TICKETS £2.50 RAFFLE £1 per strip BINGO 50p per book
ALL ARE WELCOME
Saturday 6th October at 7pm in the Community Centre Tea/Coffee & Biscuits
An Evening of Silent Films With George
Hetherington at the piano
£5 Period Costume Optional
Editor: Some quotes with Harvest in mind... Gratitude is the heart’s memory - French proverb A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. - Cicero Thanksgiving is the vibration of the soul’s heart-strings under the soft touch of God’s benevolence.
Hearty thanks must be given to God: such as cometh not from the roof of the mouth but the root of the heart. - John Trapp
THINK FOOD BANK
As a church we are committed to supporting the Food Bank in Consett & Stanley. (There are now 29 Food Banks operating in the Durham Diocese)
Refugees in Durham
Durham County Council has revealed up to 200 refugees could be heading to the county within the next few years. A recent House of Commons’ Home Affairs Select Committee report said that Durham County Council had not taken any Syrian refugees. But since the information was published the authority has re-homed six Syrian families. Lo-cal authorities across the country were accused of “not pulling their weight” in the face of a huge ref-ugee crisis earlier this month. However, the county council has said it is taking its responsibilities seri-ously and that the refugees who have moved to Durham from Syria have settled in well.
Gordon Elliott, Durham County Council’s head of partnership and community engagement, said: “County Durham has not historically been an area that attracts many asylum seekers, but we have tak-en our responsibility to these vulnerable families very seriously and we are delighted to report that the feedback from both the Syrian families and the neighbours in their new communities has been ex-tremely positive. “We are very grateful to all of our partners and the people in these communities for the support and assistance they have provided.”
In response to a letter from Joanne Thorns Region-al Officer for Churches together. Our Churches were able to put together a welcome pack for a Refugee family moving into the area at short no-tice. Similarly all the items which have been donat-ed for our support for refugees, have been taken with the welcome pack to Chester le Street. Our future collections will be used to support Refugees in Durham and not to Newcastle. Requests for wel-come packs are circulated around twice per year and do not affect our support and generous giving to the food bank.
Editor
A lovely sunny bank holiday morning saw the Lanchester ringers and friends board the bus and head off towards North Yorkshire for our Annual Bell Ringers Trip. Also with us on the bus were ringers from Benfieldside. Ringers from St Os-walds Durham, Sunderland and elsewhere joined up with us at each Church tower as we visited 5 Churches in North Yorks. As the bus sped southwards our usual raffle was held on the bus with the varying nature of prizes causing much merriment unless, as I found out you got the booby prize (which returns every year) Our first stop for ringing and Lunch was at the lovely market town of Helmsley in a grade 11* listed church housing a lovely eight bell ring. The non-ringers spent time looking around the town. After lunch we headed to Kirkbymoorside where we found a good six bell ring (Taylors in B flat) Others spent time looking around the largely Nor-man Church. Off on our travels again to St An-drews Middleton a ring of six bells ( and a very small ringing chamber). Whilst we were ringing the bus took the others to Pickering in search of Coffee and cake. Our trip to St Peters Norton on Derwent was delayed by heavy traffic on the ap-proach to Malton which meant we were late get-ting to the Church. However we were rewarded by a superb ring of six bells (many ringers’ favourite ring of the day) The day was moving on as we travelled to our last ring which was a charming little Church at Thirkleby, a ground floor ring of six bells. Not a lot for our non -ringing colleagues to do as the village was very small but all enjoyed time out to look around this lovely little church. Ringing over for the day we headed back up the A19 for our final stop of the day at the Red Lion in Sedgefield where, as always, we enjoyed a wonderful meal served by the friendly staff. Head-ing home to Lanchester well satisfied by a won-derful day out with great company. Our thanks as always to Olga who did not disappoint with the towers chosen this year, and for her organisation and liaising with the Red Lion for our meals. Thanks also to Craig, Malcolm and all the experi-enced ringers for their help and encouragement to the more inexperienced ringers it is much appreci-ated. My final vote of thanks is to our Driver this year who was superb- nothing was a bother to him. Rob Matthews
Dates for your Diary October 2018
October
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Sun 14th Tues 16th
Thurs 18th
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Tues 23rd Thurs 25th
Thurs 25th
Sun 28th
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Castleside
Community Centre
Chapter House
All Saints Church
St John’s Burnhope
St Andrews Stanley
Chapter House
Roseberry Grange GC
Burnhope Primary Schl
Chapter House
Chapter House
Chapter House
All Saints Church
Chapter House
All Saints Church
St Andrews Stanley Chapter House
All Saints Church
Chapter House
Chapter Hse/Church
Chapter House All Saints Church
Chapter House
Chapter House
Deanery Meeting.
An Evening of Silent Films with George
Hetherington at the piano. Cursillo Training Day
Harvest Festival Service.
Churches Together ‘Harvest Evensong’.
Mothers’Union Deanery Day.
Julian Meeting.
Mens Forum The Ven Bob Cooper Archdeacon of Sunderland “My Journey.”
Pie and Pea Supper.
Meditation and Mindfulness Drop In.
Centering Prayer
Mothers’ Union Revd. Ruth Crofton talking about bumblebees.
Music Group.
Church Wives -John Boothroyd ‘Town
Moor’.
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You are using many fewer plastic bags. On average, you now use about 19 a year – as opposed to 140 a year. The number of disposable carrier bags issued by the seven biggest supermarket chains has declined by 86 per cent since the charge was introduced in 2015, according to statistics from the Department for En-vironment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Michal Gove, the Environment Secretary, has said it is vital to reverse the ‘rising tide of plastic waste finding its ways into our rivers, seas and oceans, and the catastrophic impact this is having on our ma-rine environment.’
Book Reviews \Light a candle for someone who needs God’s love . Imagine that person surrounded by the light of God’s love
Fresh From the Word 2019 – the Bible for Change By Nathan Eddy, Monarch, £9.99 The pace of life is unrelenting, and even the church can feel driven and rushed. So this coming year, consider life in the ‘modern’ desert – a place of stillness, waiting, and hoping – which we will explore next Lent with our unique blend of writers from around the world. Apart from the desert, you are invited to take the Bible with you to the movies as we explore bibli-cal themes in recent films. Music in the Bible, cos-mic waters as a biblical theme, sacred space, gos-sip, and familiar quotes from the Bible all feature as topics for lively reflection. Finally, there is a consideration of ‘Plan B’ -- when life doesn't go as planned.
Fresh From the Word will inspire your reading of the Bible in a changing world. Theologians, schol-ars, creative writers, church leaders, and activists from around the world offer notes, prayers, and further thought suggestions for every day of the year.
Where We Are - the State of Britain Now By Roger Scruton, Continuum, £15.29 Addressing one of the most politically turbulent periods in modern British history, philosopher Roger Scruton asks how, in these circumstances, we can come to define our identity, and what in the coming years will hold us together.
To what are our duties owed and why? How do we respond to the pull of globalisation and mass mi-gration, to the rise of Islam and to the decline of Christian belief? Do we accept these as inevitable or do we resist them? If we resist them on what basis do we build? This book sets out to answer these questions, and to understand the volatile mo-ment in which we live. Roger Scruton slices char-acteristically through the fog of debate with this sensible and profound account of our collective identity; essential reading for anyone interested in what it means to be British, what that might come to mean in future, and who wonders how we can define our place in a rapidly changing world.
Smile Lines
Prayer for changing seasons Faithful Father, As the leaves change colour and fall we are re-minded of life’s changing seasons. We become aware that time passes more quickly than we ex-pect or plan for. Help us to make the most of each day You give us - and to be thankful. Thank you that through all the changing seasons You are un-changing. Your love goes on reaching out. Thank you for sending Jesus who died to make it possible for us to know You and come to You when our days on earth are completed. Help us to trust Him, to receive Him and to live in the power of His Spir-it, now and forever. In Jesus’ name, Amen. By Daphne Kitching
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